emilia plater was born in 1806 in vilna, spent her childhood on the liksna estate in the then vitebskode a horse, learned to fence, shoot a pistol, and as she grew up, she became interested in belarusian folklore, collected and sang folk songs, tried to compose similar ones, learned belarusian folk dances. having learned about the uprising of 1830 , emilia created a small detachment, which was quickly joined by volunteers, 60 horsemen, almost 300 riflemen and several hundred peasants armed with scythes. she was recognized as a leader. according to ancient rituals , the maidens were knighted. in the first battle the rebels defeated the infantry of the tsarist troops. emilia, inspired by success, decided to take possession of the dinoburg fortress, but her plans failed and her detachment had to retreat. although the rebels won victories in many battles, they faced defeats more often. however, for her courage and determination, emilia plater was appointed honorary commander of the company in the infantry regiment and received the rank of "captain", an unprecedented case for a woman of th