Excerpt from Duffié and the Monument to His Memory<br><br>During the Crimean War, at one time, the Rus sian and allied powers being very near each other, a Russian officer (a celebrated swordsman) chal lenged the enemy to a single combat. My father accepted the challenge and killed the Russian. For his skill and bravery on this occasion and other brave services during his two years' service in the Crimean War, he received from the Sultan Of Turkey the Medjidie medal, and also an expression of thanks (in acknowledgment of his services), beautifully written in gold and red letters on vellum and signed by the Sultan.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.