Florentia Sale
Florentia Sale | |
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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) 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" 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.