Tag Archives: French

Photos of Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars

Posted on October 28, 2014 by S

Surviving veterans of the Napoleonic Wars were photographed for the final time circa 1858. Mashable retronaut, Chris Wild has compiled a visually interesting post of surviving veterans photographed in full, original uniform. It is worthy of your attention, and I … Continue reading →

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La Canne et Baton

Posted on October 3, 2013 by S

Given some CCF members’ recent foray into Baton de Joinville, I thought this image would be appropriate. As is the case with other diagrams previously posted on CCF, this appears to be from an illustrated dictionary or encyclopedia, circa 1915. … Continue reading →

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Classical Fencing Handbook Online

Posted on September 14, 2013 by S

CCF has published Patrick’s Montreal Fencing Handbook to the new documents section of our blog. This 80-page document provides an excellent introduction to classical French fencing as practiced at CCF. When a beginner needs a clarification of a curricular issue, … Continue reading →

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Historic Duels

Posted on September 7, 2013 by S

Given our recent examination of the dueling sword, I thought a look at some video footage of historic duels would be of interest. If you are not familiar with the videos republished by YouTube user schlager7, they demonstrate interesting and … Continue reading →

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National WWI Museum

Posted on April 6, 2013 by S

The twins and I missed practice today, but enjoyed the National WWI Museum in KC.  These may be of interest.

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