george patton competed in the olympics in 1912.
george patton competed in the olympics in 1912.
when did george patton compete in the olympics?
1912
following the 1912 olympics in stockholm, patton traveled with his family to dresden, berlin, and nuremberg. seeking the greatest swordsman in europe to study with, patton was told the "beau sabreur" of the french army would be the one. adjutant m. cléry was a french "master of arms" and instructor of fencing at the cavalry school at saumur. patton went to saumur to undergo an intense study with the master. upon his return, patton wrote a report on his sword studies that was revised for the "army and navy journal". patton's first article for the well-known "cavalry journal" appeared in the march 1913 issue. in the summer of 1913, following his advising the ordnance department on sword redesign, patton was allowed to return to saumur to study once again under cléry. patton was next assigned to the mounted service school at fort riley, kansas, as a student and "master of the sword", the top instructor in a new course in swordsmanship. it was here he wrote two training manuals in mounted and unmounted swordsmanship, "saber exercise 1914", and "diary of the instructor in swordsmanship". patton’s original saber is on display at the general george patton museum at ft. knox, kentucky.
model 1913 cavalry saber
george patton (disambiguation)









































george s. patton (1885–1945), george smith patton, was a distinguished though controversial united states army officer.









































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bullet::::- george patton, lord glenalmond (1803–1869), scottish politician and judge









































bullet::::- george s. patton sr. (1833–1864), confederate general killed during the third battle of winchester and the grandfather of george s. patton









































bullet::::- george s. patton (attorney) (1856–1927), father of george s. patton and mayor of san marino, california









































bullet::::- george patton iv (1923–2004), george smith patton, major general in the united states army, son of george s. patton
george patton (disambiguation)