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What was the name of the regiment that Pushkin's duelist served in?

  • Chevalier Guard Regiment

  • Imperial Guard Regiment

  • Cossack Guard Regiment

  • Dragoon Guard Regiment

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Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, the man who fatally wounded Alexander Pushkin in a duel, was a French officer serving with the Chevalier Guard Regiment.
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