KNOTTINGLEY
IN 1880
12th
June 1880
DUEL ON BELGIUM BORDER
A duel has
taken place on the Belgium border between two Noblemen ; The Marquis da
Gil de Olivares and Comte de Lardi. Swords were the chosen weapon and the
encounter, which arose out of a political discussion, resulted in the
Comte being killed. His adversary, a Spanish Duellist of renown, killed a
man in a duel last year.
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