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Philis de La Charce, also called Philis de La Tour, (born Philippe de la Tour du Pin de La Charce; 1645 - 1703) was a French war hero in the Dauphiné region of France during the Nine Years' War, which was waged between 1688 and 1697. She is sometimes referred to as "the Joan of Arc of Dauphiné." A statue of Philis de La Charce, made in 1900 by Daniel Campagne, is in the Jardin des Dauphins in Grenoble, France.According to legend, Philis de La Charce helped by arming herself with a sword and leading a quickly raised peasant army against the invaders. Other legends attribute several great victories to her, but historians say that she fought only a few local skirmishes. Still, it is popularly imagined that she was on horseback with sword in hand when she headed her peasant army to liberate the towns of Gap, the Diois and the Baronnies (which includes Nyon).
― Lumi  2/20/2023,  edited 2/20/2023
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Maybe because my dad's name is Philip, but I always preferred this spelling to Phyllis. Much easier IMO. Also, not many women write their names this way so it'd be easy to remember.
― EstherTester  3/23/2013
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