The anecdotic end of an era (I)

"The last duel in Britain reportedly occurred in 1852 at Priest Hill in Surrey. It was fought by two Frenchmen. Cournet, a naval captain, fired and missed and his opponent Bartlemey's pistol misfired. When Bartlemey's pistol misfired a second time, Cournet gallantly offered his weapon to his opponent, who took it and mortally wounded the brave but foolhardy Cournet."

British Duelling Pistols, John Atkinson

So died chivalry, while progress was taking its shot. This is how modern people learned to aim high, hunting each other on the path towards the dominant position in the urban jungle.