A Specimen French Duel
Paris, July 17. — The duel between General Boulanger, Minister of War and Baron De Lareinty, arising from the remarks of the Baron in the Senate" on Thursday, was fought at 9 o'clock this morning. The weapsns were pistols, and the place of meeting was in the forest near Meridon, five miles west of Paris. When the command to fire was given, De Lareinty rshot at Boulanger. The latter coolly awaited the result ef the shot, and Ending himself untouched by his opponent's bullet, Boulanger raised his own pistol and fired up into the air. The combatants then left the field. Boulanger returned to Paris and went straight to his office at the War Department. A crowd had assembled to learn the result of the duel, and they gave Boulanger an ovation when he appeared.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 40, 14 September 1886, Page 4
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138A Specimen French Duel Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 40, 14 September 1886, Page 4
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