The Romance of Duelling in All Times and Countries, Volume 2Chapman and Hall, 1868 |
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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