Random Coolest Statues And Monuments Dedicated To Female Warriors (13 items)

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  (#5) Boudica

  Boudica was a mighty warrior, and one of the most famous heroes in British folklore. She was the queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe and a revolutionary who fought during the Roman incursion and occupation of Great Britain. She was responsible for the slayings of 70,000 Roman loyalists in Briton, through her successful campaigns against the cities Camulodunum, London, and Verulamium.

  Boudica's revolution began shortly after her kingdom was annexed by Rome in the year 60 CE. The Romans publicly flogged Boudica and defiled her two virgin daughters, leading her to swear this oath of vengeance: “Nothing is safe from Roman pride and arrogance. They will deface the sacred and will deflower our virgins. Win the battle or perish, that is what I, a woman, will do.”

  While Boudica's revolution saw many successes, she was ultimately defeated on the battlefield. Thousands of years after her passing, Boudica lives on as a symbol for justice and a hero of the British people. A great statue of Boudica and her daughters can be found at Westminster Bridge.
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  (#6) Rudrama Devi

  Rani Rudrama-Devi ruled the Kakatiya kingdom from 1262-1289 and holds a special place in Indian history. She is one of the few women to rule as queen by inheriting the throne from her father.

  Female rulers were extremely uncommon in the region, so Rani often dressed like a man in public and even used the male variant of her name. She chose to rule under the title of King, not Queen, and added vast territories to her kingdom via conquest. Near the end of her rule, she became locked in a conflict with a rebel chief and is thought to have ultimately fallen against his forces.

  Rudrama-Devi is remembered as one of India's greatest leaders, and there are multiple statues and monuments dedicated to her memory.
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  (#12) Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

  • Dec. at 80 (1583-1663)

  Queen Nzinga Mbande was the ruler of two nations, Ndongo and Matamba, which existed in the region now known as Angola. She was born in Ndongo sometime around 1581, a time of military struggles and colonization in her country. The Portuguese had just arrived and were looking for a new source of slaves to send to Brazil after being muscled out of other African territories by European rivals. The years that followed were chaotic, filled with combat, truces, and turbulent political infighting among the Ndongo royal family.

  Queen Nzinga was the daughter of the former king and rose to power shortly after his passing. She successfully negotiated with the Portuguese to establish Ndongo as an independent monarchy, but the Portuguese broke the terms less than a year later. They began enslaving her people once again, so she organized an armed revolt. Nzinga was eventually pushed out of her country into the land of Matamba, only to conquer this new country and become its queen. She then allied with the Dutch and other African powers to resist the Portuguese occupation of Ndongo. She fought a non-stop conflict with them for 30 years.

  Nzinga fought for her people until her passing at 82. In 2002, a massive statue of Nzinga was erected in the country's capital.
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  (#4) Jeanne Hachette

  Jeanne Hachette was a French folk hero who seriously lived up to her name. The surname Hachette was actually a nickname given to her after she led a contingent of French women to liberate the besieged city of Beauvais. The women, armed with swords and hatchets, successfully ousted the 300 Burgundian soldiers in a surprise maneuver and managed to liberate the city. Jeanne was celebrated as a French hero, especially after word got out about her personal achievements in battle.

  During the engagement, Jeanne spotted a Burgundian soldier planting a flag atop the battlements. Enraged, Jeanne went after him with her axe, and eventually threw his body down into a moat. She personally ripped the flag from the battlements, giving her soldiers a symbolic victory and boosting their morale for the rest of the fight.

  Jeanne was personally rewarded by King Louis XI for her valor, and he allowed her to marry whatever man she saw fit. She chose her lover Colin Pilon, and the two were offered a lifelong tax exemption as an additional reward. Today, you can find a statue of Jeanne Hachette in the very town that she liberated.
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  (#7) The Trung Sisters - Statue In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  Sisters Trung Trac and Trung Nhi were born sometime around 1 CE to a Vietnamese military general. At the time, Northern Vietnam was under the control of the Han Chinese Empire. However, while it was strictly forbidden for women to be soldiers in Han China, Vietnam had no such restrictions. This partly explains how the Trung sisters were able to rally an army of 80,000 warriors after the Chinese executed Trung Trac's husband.

  The soldiers, many of whom were women, followed Trung Trac as their new queen. The two sisters led their armies atop elephants, fighting the Chinese for years before eventually being defeated on the battlefield. While the Trung sisters perished fighting for their country, their memory has long endured.

  Unfortunately, the monument pictured above was wiped out in the 1963 coup of Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm.
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  (#11) US Women Veterans Memorial - Statues In Las Cruces, NM

  It wouldn't be until 2016 that the United States military finally opened all combat positions to women, but women have been fighting for the US since the Revolutionary War.

  Women played a multitude of roles in US military operations, primarily as military nurses. WWII saw the creation of the first Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, thanks in no small part to US representative Edith Nourse Rogers (MA). From that point onward, women began serving in various roles on the battlefield, including as artillery specialists and mechanics.

  In March 2018, a monument to all American women veterans was established in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was one of only two of its kind in the country, and showcases the evolution of women in combat from WWI to the modern Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Six life-size statues represent the contributions of women to the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Army National Guard.

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