▁who ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁some ▁women ▁thought ▁Sc an ag atta ▁was ▁a ▁woman . ▁Her ▁response ▁was ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁glad ▁to ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁which ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁persu ade ▁him ▁to ▁dis bel ieve ▁the ▁g oss ip . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁she ▁march ed ▁with ▁her ▁company ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Co al ition , ▁but ▁en ▁route ▁suffered ▁a ▁severe ▁attack ▁of ▁r he um at ism . ▁After ▁two ▁months ' ▁ill - he alth ▁and ▁recuper ation , ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Deutsch - B an ater ▁Gren z ▁Regiment ▁No . 1 2 ▁and ▁travel led ▁to ▁its ▁base ▁at ▁P anc so va ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁northern ▁Ser bia . ▁ ▁With ▁GR 1 2 , ▁she ▁march ed ▁to ▁Italy , ▁where ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁show ▁her ▁determ ination ▁and ▁end ured ▁exhaust ing ▁march es , ▁re lying ▁on ▁her ▁mot to : ▁" U na ▁ver ace ▁ris ol uta ▁virt ù ▁non ▁trova ▁im presa ▁impos s ibile ▁a ▁lei " ▁( Real ▁strength ▁of ▁mind ▁finds ▁nothing ▁impossible .) ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁Frances ca ' s ▁army ▁com r ades ▁te ased ▁her ▁for ▁being ▁small , ▁she ▁challeng ed ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁du el ▁and ▁wounded ▁him . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁she ▁led ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁tren ches ▁at ▁Barb ag el ata . ▁Over