Editing Barry Lyndon (section)

===Part I: ''"By What Means Redmond Barry Acquired the Style and Title of Barry Lyndon"''===
In the 1750s [[Kingdom of Ireland]],<!--- there is literally no reason to shorten/remove this, remember how common geo-historical illiteracy is --> Redmond Barry's father is killed in a [[duel]]. Barry becomes infatuated with his cousin Nora Brady, and shoots her suitor, [[British Army]] captain John Quin, in a duel. He flees but is robbed by [[highwaymen]] on his way to [[Dublin]]. Penniless, Barry enlists in the British Army. Family friend Captain Grogan informs him that Quin is not dead: the duel was staged so that Nora's family could get rid of Barry and improve their finances through her marriage to Quin.

Barry serves with his regiment in Germany during the [[Seven Years' War]], but [[desertion|deserts]] after Grogan dies in combat against the [[French Royal Army]]. Absconding with a lieutenant's horse and uniform, Barry has a brief affair with Frau Lieschen, a married German peasant woman. On his way to [[Bremen]], he encounters Captain Potzdorf, who sees through the ruse and [[Impressment|impresses]] him into the [[Prussian Army]]. Barry later saves Potzdorf's life and receives a commendation from [[Frederick the Great]].

At the end of the war, Barry is recruited by Captain Potzdorf's uncle into the Prussian Ministry of Police. The Prussians suspect that the Chevalier de Balibari, an Austrian [[diplomat]] and professional gambler, is in fact an Irishman and a spy for Empress [[Maria Theresa]], and assign Barry to become his manservant. An emotional Barry confides everything to the Chevalier and they become confederates. After they win an enormous sum from the Prince of Tübingen at cards, the Prince deduces that he has been cheated and refuses to pay his debt; the Chevalier in turn threatens to demand [[Duel#Offence and satisfaction|satisfaction]]. To avoid a scandal, the Ministry of Police pays off the debt and quietly escorts the Chevalier outside Prussian borders, which allows Barry, disguised as the Chevalier, to leave the country as well.

Barry and the Chevalier travel across Europe, perpetrating similar gambling scams, with Barry forcing payment from debtors with sword duels. In [[Spa, Belgium|Spa]], he encounters the beautiful, wealthy, and visibly depressed Lady Lyndon. He seduces her, and goads her elderly husband Sir Charles Lyndon to death with verbal repartee.