Randolph outrage

Randolph outrage

The Randolph outrage is the act of pulling someone else's nose in order to insult him. This was sometimes used as a way to provoke a challenge to a duel. The expression comes from an incident in 1833 then a dismissed Lieutenant, Robert Beverly Randolph, tried to pull the nose of US President Andrew Jackson. The incident occurred during the presidents visit to Randolphs hometown, Fredericksburg, Virginia. [Pedersen, S C, "På liv och död", s 198ff, Gyldendal, 2003] Jackson had earlier dismissed Randolph from the Navy for being in dept. [ [http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/May-June-2002/scene_rosen_mayjun2002.msp Legal Affairs ] ]

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