Florentia Sale | |
|---|---|
 Sale by Richard Thomas Bott, 1844 | |
| Born | Florentia Wynch 13 August 1790 |
| Died | 6 July 1853 (aged 62) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable work | A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan, 1841–2 |
| Spouse | Sir Robert Henry Sale (1809–1845) |
Florentia Sale, Lady Sale (née Wynch; 13 August 1790 – 6 July 1853)[1][2] was an Englishwoman who travelled the world while married to her husband, Sir Robert Henry Sale, a British army officer. She was dubbed "the Grenadier in Petticoats"[3] for her travels with the army, which took her to regions such as Mauritius, Burma, Afghanistan, India, and various other areas under the control of the British Empire.
- ^ Vetch, R. H. (1885–1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Sale, Sir Robert Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24533. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hugh Williams (2008), Fifty Things You Need to Know About British History, HarperCollins, pp. 302–303, ISBN 978-0-00-727841-1