Duels

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The War Years (1775-1783) August 22, 2017 August 18, 2017

Evolution of a Duel

by Jeffrey Pennington

On September 25, 1777, the day before British Gen. William Howe’s army triumphantly marched into the newly designated American capital of Philadelphia,[1] two of…

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Critical Thinking August 7, 2014 August 28, 2016

Duels of Honor

by Michael Schellhammer

Dear Mr. History: I’ve read about some duels of honor involving senior Continental Army officers and something doesn’t make sense to me; why were…

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Mr Werther: Congratulations on a great job of compiling the wide variety of would-be volunteers and clearly describing the magnitude of the problem. I have not seen anything on this…
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