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Foreign News
January 6, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
On October 28, a dispute at Paris's Theatre Italian led to a duel between Chevalier de St.— and Polish nobleman Count Potocki under the Pont-Royal. The Chevalier was killed, his body thrown into the river, and recovered the next day at St. Cloud bridge. Potocki has fled France.
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Oct. 28. A dispute having arisen at the Theatre Italian at Paris, between the Chevalier de St.—and Count Potocki, a Polish nobleman, they agreed to decide the difference under an arch of the Pont-Royal, and that if one of them fell, the other, to avoid an immediate discovery, should throw the body into the river. After a few passes, the Chevalier was run through the body, and the Count immediately plunged him into the river. The body was taken up the next day at the bridge of St. Cloud. The Pole has absconded, and, in all probability, is already beyond the French territories.
What sub-type of article is it?
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Paris Duel
Chevalier De St
Count Potocki
Pont Royal
Theatre Italian
Polish Nobleman
What entities or persons were involved?
Chevalier De St.—
Count Potocki
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
Oct. 28
Key Persons
Chevalier De St.—
Count Potocki
Outcome
chevalier de st.— killed in duel, body thrown into river and recovered next day at st. cloud; count potocki absconded beyond french territories
Event Details
Dispute at Theatre Italian led to duel under Pont-Royal arch; Chevalier run through body after few passes, plunged into river by Count to avoid discovery.