Show WHEE te WG WOMEN TEN THE DAY to two cases in which tasir service vice were of importance in 1797 oa 01 col tate with the tile ua noire notre landed near fishguard FIsh guard kaend tag ft to maich on and burn Lri listol stol when the expedition appeared oft off tha coast there was only a handful ot ut vol yol available to oppose them thera aej loid cawdor inho was in comI command naua mustered all the welshwomen be h could gather together each of these wore a long led cloak descend descendant int petticoat fashion almost to her heels and thus attired they were made mado to maich and countermarch among the hills presenting themselves at different points to the view of the enemy in such a way as to give the elon slon of uniformed red troops taking up position the french were so puzzled ly y their appearance appe aranco that al though they landed they could not make up their minds to advance until sufficient time had elapsed to raise the tho country and bring forward a real force strong enoich to beat then them back another case in point was waa tw fur nishon by tho milkmaids of dort ta 13 holland who gave timely warning 0 of the approach of a band of invading spaniards and thus saved their city |