▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁given ▁numerous ▁proofs ▁of ▁a ▁" male ▁and ▁courage ous ▁mind ". ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁description ▁of ▁her ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁ 7 1 ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁Marg are ta ▁Elisabeth ▁Ro os ' ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁un conf ir med , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁rec ount ed ▁only ▁after ▁her ▁own ▁death . ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁other ▁women ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁pos ing ▁as ▁men , ▁including ▁Ul ri ka ▁Ele on ora ▁St å l ham mar ▁and ▁Lis b eth a ▁O ls dot ter , ▁Marg are ta ▁Elisabeth ▁Ro os ▁was ▁never ▁discovered ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁trial , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁therefore ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁any ▁court ▁documents , ▁nor ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁which ▁she ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁known , ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁verify ▁in ▁military ▁documents . ▁However , ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁her ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁and ▁is ▁regarded ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁certain ▁toler ance ▁and ▁adm iration ▁for ▁women ▁serving ▁as ▁soldiers , ▁at ▁least ▁within ▁arist ocr atic ▁circles , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁crime ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁pose ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁by ▁contemporary ▁law . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁man ▁after ▁service ▁is ▁also ▁taken ▁as ▁an ▁indicator ▁that ▁pos ing ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁did ▁not ▁lower ▁the ▁re put e ▁as ▁a ▁marriage ▁candidate