▁did ▁exer cis es ▁throughout ▁her ▁child hood ▁to ▁develop ▁her ▁mus cles . ▁She ▁also ▁read ▁widely ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁an ▁excellent ▁convent ▁school ▁- ▁apparently , ▁all ▁this ▁exer cis ing ▁of ▁her ▁mind ▁and ▁body ▁made ▁her ▁feel ▁" like ▁a ▁man ." ▁ ▁Military ▁studies ▁Frances ca ' s ▁brother ▁Gia como ▁was ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁her . ▁He ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁quite ▁eff em inate . ▁He ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Vienna ▁and ▁train ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁soldier , ▁but ▁he ▁conf ided ▁in ▁her ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁thing ▁he ▁wanted . ▁Frances ca ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁opportunity : ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁man , ▁she ▁travel led ▁with ▁Gia como ▁to ▁Vienna ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Th eres ian ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁a ▁" ex tern er ▁H ör er " ▁( external ▁student ▁- ▁new ▁to ▁the ▁army ). ▁When ▁he ▁realized ▁what ▁had ▁happened , ▁Frances ca ' s ▁father ▁was ▁fl ab berg asted ▁and ▁intended ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Wiener ▁Ne ust adt ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁home , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁so ▁ar dent ▁in ▁her ▁wish ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁officer ▁that ▁he ▁rel ented ▁and ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁where ▁she ▁gained ▁excellent ▁gr ades ▁and ▁graduated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁as ▁a ▁F ä hn rich ▁( c ad et /