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Foreign News
November 27, 1777
The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Westminster, two soldiers from the First Regiment of Foot Guards mistakenly enlisted a woman as a male recruit. After she refused a medical exam, they forcibly discovered her gender in a stable and had her committed as an impostor.
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The following extraordinary circumstance happened on Monday evening last: Two soldiers of the first regiment of foot guards enlisted a recruit in Westminster; they took him to the orderly room at the Horse Guards, and had him measured, but the approving officer not being present, he could not then be allowed: however, they took him to the hospital to have him examined by the surgeon; this the recruit absolutely refused to comply with, nor could persuasion or threats avail; at length the soldiers enticed him into a stable, and suspecting something extraordinary to be the matter, they by force proceeded to an examination, and to their no small mortification and surprise, found they had enlisted a woman. They took her before a Justice, and had her committed as an impostor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Enlistment
Gender Impostor
What keywords are associated?
Woman Recruit
Enlistment Mistake
Foot Guards
Westminster
Impostor Committed
Where did it happen?
Westminster
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Westminster
Event Date
Monday Evening Last
Outcome
committed as an impostor
Event Details
Two soldiers enlisted a recruit believed to be male, but after refusal of examination and forced check, discovered it was a woman and had her committed.