Battle of Mentana

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Battle of Mentana

A battle fought near Rome on 3 November 1867 between Garibaldi’s volunteers and Franco-Papal forces. (Comune di Mentana: 157 anni della nostra storia)

According to her own account, H. P. Blavatsky took part in the battle and was wounded; she denied the newspaper claim that she had served on Garibaldi’s staff. (BCW 1:55)

She also explicitly affirmed her presence during the battle in “Mr. A. Lillie’s Delusions”, and mentioned Mentana in letters 60 and 61 to A. P. Sinnett. (BCW 6:277-278) (H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, Letter 60 (mid-April 1886); H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, Letter 61 (mid-January 1886))

Dating note: her recollections sometimes give October 1867, and the general outline in BCW 1 gives 2 November; the historical date of 3 November is used here. Her participation and wounds are presented as her testimony, not as an independently established military record. (BCW 6:277-278) (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 1:xlvii)

Some links:

• CTD article in Russian: Битва при Ментане

Mentions

Mentioned in: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, General Outline of her Life Prior to her Public Work – biographical account (BCW 1:xlvii) Heroic Women – H. P. Blavatsky’s annotation (BCW 1:55) Mr. A. Lillie’s Delusions (BCW 6:277-278) Letter 60 to A. P. Sinnett – mid-April 1886 Letter 61 to A. P. Sinnett – mid-January 1886

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Shortly: Battle between Garibaldian volunteers and Franco-Papal forces on 3 November 1867.