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Regula Engel, the Swiss “Amazon” who fought alongside Napoleon (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Barbara Mathys) - Swiss Press Award

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Regula Engel, the Swiss “Amazon” who fought alongside Napoleon

Podcast SRF Zeitblende, Artikel SRF News App, www.srf.ch

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2026

Barbara Mathys

Regula Engel, the wife of an officer, accompanied her husband into French military service and fought alongside Napoleon Bonaparte. In her memoirs, she recounts the glory and misery of a mercenary's life.

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Barbara Mathys / Swiss Press Award

Barbara Mathys

Journalistin, Podcasterin, Historikerin, Küttigen, 1975

Langjährige Erfahrung im Audio-Journalismus (Radio und Podcast), aber auch Online und Print im In- und Ausland. Master in Radio Journalism der Nottingham Trent University und Lizentiat in Geschichte der Universität Bern.

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