The cross-dressing woman warrior is a common motif in the British and Germanliterature of the eighteenth century. This thesis discusses the character depiction of crossdressing female warriors in the following two works: "The Female Soldier; Or the Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell" (1750) and "Die Familie Seldorf" (1795/96). In the analysis, the two female protagonists and their attributes are being compared and put into context with the predominant gender roles of eighteenth-century Britain and German-speaking Europe. Furthermore, the thesis investigates why the motif of the cross-dressing female warrior was so popular during the eighteenth century.