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(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1841. In Two Volumes. Millingen takes a historical look back at the practice of dueling. Contents of the First Volume: Introductory Observations; On Dueling Among the Ancients, and in Olden Times; The Origin of Dueling; Celebrated Judicial Duels; Institution of Chivalry and Duels; Early Dueling in France; Dueling in France During the Sixteenth Century; Dueling in France During the Seventeenth Century; Dueling During the Reign of Louis the Thirteenth; Dueling in France During the Reign of Louis the Fourteenth; Dueling in France During the Eighteenth Century; Dueling in…mehr

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(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1841. In Two Volumes. Millingen takes a historical look back at the practice of dueling. Contents of the First Volume: Introductory Observations; On Dueling Among the Ancients, and in Olden Times; The Origin of Dueling; Celebrated Judicial Duels; Institution of Chivalry and Duels; Early Dueling in France; Dueling in France During the Sixteenth Century; Dueling in France During the Seventeenth Century; Dueling During the Reign of Louis the Thirteenth; Dueling in France During the Reign of Louis the Fourteenth; Dueling in France During the Eighteenth Century; Dueling in France During the Reign of Louis the Sixteenth; Dueling in France During the Nineteenth Century; Duels Between French Women; Code of Dueling Established in France; French Views of the Character and Duties of a Second, and of the Expediency of Dueling; Dueling in Italy; Dueling in Spain; Dueling in Germany and the North of Europe; Dueling in Belgium and Holland; Dueling in the United States of America; and Dueling in the East.
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Autorenporträt
John Gideon Millingen (1782 1862) was a British army surgeon and author. He was the brother of James Millingen and uncle of Julius Michael Millingen. Millingen was born in Westminster to Dutch parents and studied medicine in Paris. In 1802, he joined the British Army as an assistant surgeon and served in the Peninsular War, earning a medal at Waterloo and the surrender of Paris. In 1823, he retired and was employed as a physician to the Chatham and Hanwell military asylums. In 1836, he was living in Covent Garden, London.