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Show FIRST DUEL IN AMERICA. Fousht Between Tvo Servants In tlew England In 1621. The first duel on record In America was fotiKlit .hi no 18. 101, in Now Hug-land, Hug-land, between two sorvantB who fought with sword ami dagger, and both wore xxounried. They wore sentenced sen-tenced to haxp their heads mid loot tied together, and He twenty-four lioius without meat or drink. In K28, ono young man killed another on Hob ton common in a night duel with bxvonls Tho Ftmlxor escaped ti'om the country, and n severe law against dueling was enacted. During tho Uox--olutlon there weie a number of duels. Chnrles Leo and John Lautcns fought, and tho former was wounded; (Jwin-nett, (Jwin-nett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence was killed bj Gen. Mcintosh Mc-intosh Gen Green was twice challenged, chal-lenged, but refused to light, and Wellington approved his refusal. Tho most notable duel in tho country's history was when Alexander Hamilton wub Hi.Uu by Aaron Hnrr. |