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Did guys really duel to the death?
I love watching historical dramas.It seems as though in alot of countries; such as britain,france,ireland and new world countries too such as the united states, guys would often settle a dispute with a duel. Usually at dawn, and involving the use of some kind of sword or pistol.Films set in the past are obviously not always historically accurate.
I was wondering does anybody know, how widespread the practise of duelling actually was,Particularly in the 19th and early twentieth century(I am assuming that duelling was banned sometime in the early twentieth century)Whether or not the practise was confined to the upper classes.What the legitimate reasons for a duel were.What the rules for a duel were.
And when the practise of duelling officially ended.
wow cp_scipi your great uncle fought in a duel in 1924. Since you do not allow emails. Would you be able to send me some information in regards to your country of origin,and the circumstances in which the duel took place.
Add Abraham Lincoln and James Shields to the dueling list. They met on an island in the Mississippi as dueling was illegal in Illinois. Lincoln chose " “Cavalry Broadswords of the largest size”. He figured that he could easily disarm Shields using the swords, whereas pistols would most likely lead to one of their deaths, if not both. He also added that he wanted the duel to be carried out in a pit 10 feet wide by 12 feet deep with a large wooden plank dividing the square in which no man was allowed to step foot over. "
http://www.failedsuccess.com/index.php?/weblog/comments/abraham_lincoln_duel/
At the dueling grounds it was clear that Lincoln had the advantage. The seconds persuaded the two to resolve their issues and a fight was avoided.
Code Duello, a 1777 set of rules, governed dueling.The 25 rules are extensive and one applies to the Wellington duel where both shot wide:
"No dumb shooting or firing in the air is admissible in any case. The challenger ought not to have challenged without receiving offense; and the challenged ought, if he gave offense, to have made an apology before he came on the ground; therefore, children's play must be dishonorable on one side or the other, and is accordingly prohibited."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/sfeature/rulesofdueling.html
The Burr-Hamilton duel has always had questions about the weapons used. Reportedly Hamilton's pistols were modified with "hair triggers" as opposed to the standard weapons that took several pounds on the trigger to fire. While the weapons were Hamilton's and he supposedly knew about the triggers, his shot went 10 feet over Burr's head.
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