Historic Duels that put the Wild West to Shame

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Don't feel obligated, but if you'd like to support me, you can here! https://www.patreon.com/bluejayyt Big thanks to Cygnia for the video suggestion on Discord! Join the Discord to make your own suggestions or for frequent updates and a fun community: https://discord.gg/KvUA6jRgTy Please make sure to like and share! We've all seen the movies. Two cowboys meet at sundown across the street from one another, hands hovering anxiously above their holsters as a tumbleweed bounces by and a distant flutist plays suspenseful music. Then suddenly, in the blink of an eye, the men draw their cattleman revolvers and fire. But believe it or not, this heavily romanticized Hollywood version of a duel doesn't even come close to competing with how absurd real world duels have been in history! In this video, we'll cover a blunderbuss duel that takes place in the clouds of Paris, a claustrophobic knife fight in a carriage with no means of escape, and a duel between nobles over who's estate had the most birds! Follow my Twitter! https://twitter.com/BlueJayvideos Subscribe to my Second Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/RedJayVids Patreon ➤ https://www.patreon.com/bluejayyt Reddit ➤ https://www.reddit.com/r/bluejay/ Twitch ➤ https://www.twitch.tv/bluejayvids Discord ➤ https://discord.gg/KvUA6jRgTy TikTok ➤ @bluejay.yt Instagram ➤ @BlueJayYouTube Thanks for the Easter Eggs: @COOKIE-x3h3t and @Slawt! Thanks for watching! Share if you enjoyed! Sources: Balloon Duel: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=2LIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA809&dq=book+of+days+pique+grandpre&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hv-RT-H3HInsmAXUzITVAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2012/08/24/the-first-duel-fought-in-hot-air-balloons-paris-1808/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/01/hot-air-balloon-duel/?safari=1 https://www.geriwalton.com/a-french-balloon-due/ Carriage Duel: https://books.google.com/books?id=U-sonFwWrWoC&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=Barbier-Dufai+duel&source=bl&ots=GDKXgqIGD7&sig=ACfU3U0mbfdQey9xvbO3Im9A6AmmVs_9lg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLvOPU5IH1AhUGG80KHcR4BWEQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q=Barbier-Dufai%20duel&f=false https://archive.org/stream/fieldofhonorbein00trumuoft/fieldofhonorbein00trumuoft_djvu.txt https://books.google.com/books?id=hYoOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Barbier-Dufai+and+a+royal+guard+named+Raul&source=bl&ots=a7anDhlmVs&sig=cO6G-2aL7xpC-T_vfSRLMKpD6Fg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=m31KT_3iO4rY0QGmwrSwDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Barbier-Dufai%20and%20a%20royal%20guard%20named%20Raul&f=false https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_History_and_Art_of_Personal_Combat/b4-IAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Barbier-Dufai&pg=PA212&printsec=frontcover Duel over Birds: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30314/5-silly-reasons-people-decided-duel https://www.madamegilflurt.com/2013/11/notable-births-william-byron-5th-baron.html https://lordbyron.blog/2021/01/26/wicked-lord-byron/ https://www.wardsbookofdays.com/5november.htm