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Tango01 | 24 Jul 2018 10:23 p.m. PST |
… WELLINGTON AND REMINISCENCES OF THE BOULOGNE EXPEDITION "As the Duke of Wellington was riding in his carriage through the streets of Paris, a French officer, named Can- tillon, fired a pistol point blank at him,but happily missed his aim. Cantillon was arrested, tried, and acquitted by a French jury because the ball could not be found…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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