"En garde! Why France was the duelling capital of Europe" Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Nov 2020 4:05 p.m. PST |
"On May 12, 1627, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, the Count of Bouteville and the Marquis of Beuvron met in a Paris square, for the express purpose of defending their honour. A skilled swordsman, the 27-year-old Bouteville was a veteran of many duels and had killed at least half of his opponents. One of his victims had been a relative of Beuvron, who spent months trying to arrange a duel with the count for vengeance. The two men removed their coats, and fought, first with a sword and dagger and then with a dagger alone. Their duel ended with a grapple, each holding a dagger at the other's throat—at which point, both men decided to stop. Even so, blood would indeed be spilled that day: Their friends, witnessing the duel, had become embroiled in a scuffle that left one of them dead and the other seriously wounded. Although duels had the air of formality, they too often descended into chaos and bloodshed…"
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| Tango01 | 17 Nov 2020 12:31 p.m. PST |
Are there rules for wargame duels?…. Amicalement
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Puster  | 19 Nov 2020 2:05 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 19 Nov 2020 9:15 p.m. PST |
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