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Dueling was a savage practice requiring, as a matter of honor, a man to fight to the death anyone who challenged him. The challenge to a duel would typically arise from a perceived injury to one’s reputation, business, or personal life. An insult to one’s girlfriend or wife was also a common spark for dueling.
By tradition the person challenged to a duel had the choice of weapons, most commonly pistols but alternatively swords.
Although dueling was strictly prohibited by the [[Catholic Church]], it was common elsewhere in Europe and the United States until the [[Civil War]]. Prosecutions for murder of persons victorious in duels is credited with ending the practice.
Participants in duels include:
*[[Alexander Hamilton]], who refused to shoot and was killed by [[Aaron Burr]]
*Alexander Hamilton’s son.
*[[Andrew Jackson]], who won several duels by killing his opponents.
*[[Abraham Lincoln]], who selected swords as the weapon and deliberately fought to a draw.
*[[Evariste Galois]], a brilliant mathematician killed at age 20 in his duel
*[[Stonewall Jackson]] refused to duel a military academy student who challenged him
[[category:History]]
By tradition the person challenged to a duel had the choice of weapons, most commonly pistols but alternatively swords.
Although dueling was strictly prohibited by the [[Catholic Church]], it was common elsewhere in Europe and the United States until the [[Civil War]]. Prosecutions for murder of persons victorious in duels is credited with ending the practice.
Participants in duels include:
*[[Alexander Hamilton]], who refused to shoot and was killed by [[Aaron Burr]]
*Alexander Hamilton’s son.
*[[Andrew Jackson]], who won several duels by killing his opponents.
*[[Abraham Lincoln]], who selected swords as the weapon and deliberately fought to a draw.
*[[Evariste Galois]], a brilliant mathematician killed at age 20 in his duel
*[[Stonewall Jackson]] refused to duel a military academy student who challenged him
[[category:History]]