The Romance of Duelling in All Times and Countries, Volume 2Chapman and Hall, 1868 |
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... combatants in an imploring attitude , exclaiming- " Spare him ! Oh , spare him ! " The tableau was so effective that the parties embraced each other , and the interlude was concluded by a general reconcilia- tion . * * Millingen ...
... combatants in an imploring attitude , exclaiming- " Spare him ! Oh , spare him ! " The tableau was so effective that the parties embraced each other , and the interlude was concluded by a general reconcilia- tion . * * Millingen ...
Page 45
... combatants were posted ; they fired ; and Mr. Graham fell by a shot which passed almost through the lower part of his belly . He was brought to town in a post - chaise , and the exertions of the most eminent of the faculty were in vain ...
... combatants were posted ; they fired ; and Mr. Graham fell by a shot which passed almost through the lower part of his belly . He was brought to town in a post - chaise , and the exertions of the most eminent of the faculty were in vain ...
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... combatants were posted by the seconds at the distance of ten yards ; but Major Sweetman , who was short- sighted , complaining that he could not see clearly , Captain Watson called out to him to advance till he was satisfied . He ...
... combatants were posted by the seconds at the distance of ten yards ; but Major Sweetman , who was short- sighted , complaining that he could not see clearly , Captain Watson called out to him to advance till he was satisfied . He ...
Page 68
... combatants met for the encounter . Both ambassadors were slightly wounded , but Beckendorf was run through the body by Excelmans , and recovered with great difficulty . The war with Russia broke out shortly after , and it is generally ...
... combatants met for the encounter . Both ambassadors were slightly wounded , but Beckendorf was run through the body by Excelmans , and recovered with great difficulty . The war with Russia broke out shortly after , and it is generally ...
Page 130
... caused considerable sensation in Paris . The king was much censured for not having prevented it , as the chances were most unequal between a skilled combatant and a literary man , who had never handled 130 THE ROMANCE OF DUELLING .
... caused considerable sensation in Paris . The king was much censured for not having prevented it , as the chances were most unequal between a skilled combatant and a literary man , who had never handled 130 THE ROMANCE OF DUELLING .
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11th Hussars adversary affair Alexandre Dumas antagonist apology asked ball Battier Beauvallon Bergue Bois de Boulogne bullet called Captain Best challenge Chaworth Colonel Aston Colonel Fullarton Colonel Lenox combatants conduct consequence Cournet D'Esterre declared distance duel took place duelling duellist Dufaï Dujarier Duke Dupont Earl exclaimed fatal Fayot fell fight a duel fire following morning fought Fournier French gave gentleman given ground hand honour immediately insisted insult killed lady letter Lieutenant Lord Byron Lord Camelford Lord Cardigan Lord Castlereagh Lord Falmouth Lord Londonderry Lord Macartney Lord Shelburne lordship Major Campbell Marquis meeting took place Millingen missed Moore mortally wounded murder o'clock O'Connell occasion offence officer opinion parties passed Paull person pistol quarrel received refused regiment replied returned Roebuck Royal Highness Saint-Aulaire satisfaction seconds sent shot signal Sir Alexander spot surgeon sword tion Trevanion Trevor twelve paces weapons Wimbledon Common Winchilsea words young