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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:17 pm 
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Ok it's fiction... I am still waiting for your source. I would be very much interested to know more about that good general.

I was reading Mes Mémoires by Alexandre Dumas (his son) who tells the story of his father and said questioned his aide de camps Dermoncourt about the part in Egypt. And I have found nothing about a duel. Of course, the dialogue you have in your story can be found in French online at google books.


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Since you will not take my word but will relive on another the book is GENERAL DUMAS SOLDIER OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION BY JOHN G. GALLAHER!


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Now on to the next question !


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So the next question is... where did John Gallaher found the account of the duel between Junot and Dumas? :mrgreen:

And by the way, you are the one who triggered an interest in that story for me :wink: . I do believe you, I just wonder how in the world his son didn't say anything about it in his memoirs... Or why Junot's wife is talking about one of his others duel with Francois Lanusse in Egypt (where Junot lost, so I guess the losing is not the problem) and nothing about Dumas?

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A few dates:
The insurrection of Cairo 21st of October 1798
Dumas leaves Egypt on La Belle Maltaise the 7 march 1799 (with him Dolomieu and Cordier, 2 scientists http://annales.org/archives/cofrhigeo/c ... rdier.html) So the duel between Dumas and Junot will have to be before 7 March 1799.

Lanusse/Junot duel must happen before the departure of Bonaparte from Egypt which is the 24 of August 1799. Junot is still recovering from his injuries at the time of Bonaparte's departure.

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Who was the laundry woman's husband who became a Duc and had twelve or fourteen children???? :lol: 8)


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clifton seeney wrote:
Who was the laundry woman's husband who became a Duc and had twelve or fourteen children???? :lol: 8)


That one is too easy...

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Monsieur General is it your intent to give me a hard time or are you going to answer the question???? So that I can move on and ask more!!!! :lol: :P


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:47 am 
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Lefebvre 8)

But I am still waiting for Gallaher's source :mrgreen:

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Oui! Next question who did the Emperor send to a country in 1807 because of his love affair with the Emperors sister????


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clifton seeney wrote:
Oui! Next question who did the Emperor send to a country in 1807 because of his love affair with the Emperors sister????

Junot had a affair with Caroline

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Oui the next will be much harder who was it that stopped General Dumouriez ???Name the regt's that were there???


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Are you talking about the battle of Neerwinden?

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You are on the right track now follow up on the whole story then you will give a good reply!


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What American Engineer should Napoleon had listen too, he could have won the great battles of them all the conquest of England?


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Are you talking about Fulton?

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