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Edith Louisa Cavell (/ˈkævəl/; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy she was shot by a German firing squad.
