▁the ▁winter , ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁her ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁army . ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁Le ut nant ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁Frances ca ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Gen oa ▁in ▁April , ▁but ▁her ▁father ▁informed ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁authorities ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁army . ▁She ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁the ▁very ▁day ▁Gen oa ▁fell , ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁Her ▁commander , ▁Friedrich ▁Heinrich ▁von ▁Gott es heim ▁held ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁her ▁honour , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁treated ▁as ▁an ▁ordinary ▁officer . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Back ▁in ▁Milan , ▁she ▁met ▁Lieutenant ▁Sp ini ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁President ial ▁( l ater ▁Royal ) ▁guard , ▁whom ▁she ▁married ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁two ▁boys ▁and ▁two ▁girls , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁boys ▁were ▁old ▁enough , ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁wear ▁their ▁mother ' s ▁med als , ▁( she ▁wasn ' t ▁allowed ▁to ▁wear ▁her ▁med als ▁herself ). ▁She ▁died ▁aged ▁ 8 9 . ▁Her ▁painting ▁hang s ▁in ▁the ▁Ne ust adt ▁Academy ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Johann a ▁Soph ia ▁K ett ner ▁ ▁Ele on ore ▁Pro ch aska ▁ ▁Marie ▁Sch ell in ck ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁" G ender ed ▁War ▁and ▁Military ", ▁last ▁accessed ▁February ▁