Pelaghia Roșu
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Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 10 June 1870) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848–1849. In March 1849, she commanded a battalion of women in defense of her village.[1]
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She was born in Mărișel, a small village near Cluj-Napoca. Her father, Ioan Dufle, provided homeschooling, using Romanian textbooks, after which she went to study for 3 years in Budapest. She was married to Ioan Roșu and had one child, named Indrei (Andrei), who later fought with Avram Iancu's army during the Transylvanian Revolution.[1]
After the defeat in the first battle of Mărișel in February 1849,[2] the Hungarians tried again in March, this time with a force of 1,600 soldiers. The Romanians under Iancu received support from the women of Mărișel, led by Pelaghia Roșu. With their combined help, the Hungarians were routed. They lost 30 dead on the battlefield, including a captain and a sergeant major, and another 100 drowned in the Someș River, while their many wounded were loaded onto 6 carts. The Romanians had only 2–3 men wounded.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Crișan, Alin (November 11, 2023). "Povestea Pelaghiei, femeia din oastea lui Avram Iancu. I-a pus pe fugă pe maghiari. Ce a făcut" (in Romanian). Newsweek Romania. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ↑ Petre Otu, 100 de bătălii din Istoria Românilor (in Romanian), Litera, București, 2021, p. 331.
- ↑ Iulian Topliceanu & Constantin Ucrain, Oastea lui Avram Iancu (in Romanian), Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1989, pp. 105–107.
- Păcățian, Teodor V. - Cartea de aur sau luptele politice-naționale ale românilor de sub coroana ungară, volume I, 2nd edition, Sibiu, Tipografia Iosif Marschall
- Șandor, Teodor - Mărișel și Fântânele, istorie vie, Făclia, ziar independent de Cluj, 11 July 2008
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