▁up ▁alongside ▁her ▁brother ▁C yp rien ▁Bar re au ▁and ▁her ▁new ▁husband ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁T arn ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁First ▁Republic . ▁She ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁records ▁as ▁" L iber te " ▁Bar re au , ▁a ▁" son ▁of ▁Jacques ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁Bar re au ". ▁Bar re au ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Battalion ▁were ▁subsequently ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁Dem i - B rig ade . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁against ▁a ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁inc urs ion ▁into ▁France ▁at ▁Bi ri at ou ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁become ▁known . ▁Under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Thé oph ile ▁Cor ret ▁de ▁la ▁Tour ▁d ' A u ver g ne , ▁they ▁were ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁forces . ▁First , ▁Bar re au ▁witness ed ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁brother , ▁and ▁then ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁Bar re au ▁moved ▁further ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁inf antry , ▁before ▁r ushing ▁into ▁enemy ▁fire ▁where ▁she ▁fired ▁her ▁mus ket ▁until ▁she ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁she ▁charged ▁the ▁enemy ▁with ▁her ▁sab er . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁side ▁and ▁t ended ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁Follow ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁service , ▁Bar re au ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from