He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valour during the battle.
From a young age, boys were encouraged to cultivate the virtues of the warrior ethic, including stoicism, valour, and fortitude.
For the idea that duelling arose from ' small things ' implied that the notions of valour, insult, and honour of the duelling theory were chimerical.
Having attained the love of the lion, he performs his knightly duties in a way that underlines not his 'knightly valour', but his 'true service'.
Having proved their valour before their plays begin, they demonstrate on the stage their inability to transpose martial or political prowess into the domestic sphere.
They rejected the idea that a challenge constituted the best means of asserting one 's valour and fortitude, and thus of maintaining one 's status as a gentleman.
The difficulty of stopping duelling was compounded by the fact that ' to end a quarrell between two men of worth and valour ' by any other means was well-nigh impossible.
Only by supreme skill and valour have these victories over the enemy been secured, and not always without loss.
They served with fidelity and fought with valour and conquered for you in every corner of the globe.