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A video claimed that in the age of aristocratic duelling, both Britain and America had a major problem with young military officers dying in duels of honour, to the point of it affecting their ability to wage war. Is this accurate? And if so, what led to such a vicious culture?

by /u/Jerswar in /r/AskHistorians

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