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A lot of maidens women served as warriors in Dahomey Army

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Time: 1864

Place: Benin

Details: In 1864, Captain Sir Richard F. Burton documented over two thousand tribeswomen serving as warriors and reported how two-thirds of them were maidens with passions and love between each other.

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