Moscho Tzavela

Moscho Tzavela during the battle of Kiafa, July 1792, as drawn by Alphonse de Neuville

Moscho Tzavela (Greek: Μόσχω Τζαβέλα; c. 1760–1803) was a Greek woman who lived in the years before the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, she has been extensively mentioned in modern Greek literature.[1]

Moscho Tzavela was a descendant of a long line of Greek guerilla fighters.[1]

  1. ^ a b Dever, John P.; Dever, Maria C. (1995). "Moscho Tzavella". Women and the Military: Over 100 Notable Contributors, Historic to Contemporary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-89950-976-1.