Interesting stories... But if she held a bunch of soldiers captive in her home with one firearm she likely wouldn't have been able to shoot one and still hold the others captive, as she would've had to reload for the gun to remain a threat.
It's more likely that she held them at gunpoint and then others helped detain them so they could be hung.
If even just one or two soldiers knew they were going to be killed they would've likely risked death to rush her or their other captors, giving themselves at least some chance at survival.
Back then soldiers and people in general usually carried knives too, not just guns.
Interesting stories... But if she held a bunch of soldiers captive in her home with one firearm she likely wouldn't have been able to shoot one and still hold the others captive, as she would've had to reload for the gun to remain a threat.
It's more likely that she held them at gunpoint and then others helped detain them so they could be hung.
If even just one or two soldiers knew they were going to be killed they would've likely risked death to rush her or their other captors, giving themselves at least some chance at survival.
Back then soldiers and people in general usually carried knives too, not just guns.