05/26/2026
Duel on the pool table, Poitiers (1818)
An impromptu fight to the death in early 19th-century France. Melchior Frédéric Soulié (1800—1847) was a French writer of some, albeit temporary renown. In his tale "Leo Massaillon" he includes a description of a duel that may or may not have taken place in 1818 in Poitiers, between the student Leonard and a French officer. The narrator states that he witnessed the event....
An impromptu fight to the death in early 19th-century France. Melchior Frédéric Soulié (1800—1847) was a French writer of some, albeit temporary renown. In his tale “Leo Massaillon” he …
