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TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party. (rarehistoricalphotos.com)

submitted 2 years ago by garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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[–] Bad_company_daps@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you were wondering, the mayor won the duel

[–] BallzofFury@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What happened to the other guy? Was this a duel to the death?

[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

He lived

The first touch was against Ribière in the arm, but he called for the resumption of the duel. After a second touch in the arm against Ribière, the duel was stopped by Lipkowskiin. Just how considerable an effect Ribière’s dueling injuries had on his wedding night, however, history has not recorded.