Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline Acland (née Fox-Strangways; 3 January 1750 – 21 July 1815)[1][2] was a British noblewoman and diarist.

[8] At the time of the Battles of Saratoga, Lady Harriet's husband John was wounded by been shot through both legs and he was captured as a prisoner of war.

Lady Harriet - at this point several months pregnant - crossed the Hudson River in a boat, accompanied by her maid, a military chaplain, and John's valet, to join him in captivity and nurse him back to full health.

[10] The British press, reeling from Britain's defeat in the American War of Independence, lauded her actions as brave and heroic.

[11] The journal narrated the military expedition as Lady Harriet and her husband's company sailed from Britain and landed in Canada, ending shortly after John was captured.