Burr–Hamilton duel

Painting of Alexander Hamilton duelling with Aaron Burr

The Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel fought between two well-known American politicians. It was between the former secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton and sitting vice president Aaron Burr. It took place on July 11, 1804. The duel was caused by a long and bitter rivalry between the two men. At Weehawken, in New Jersey, Burr shot and wounded Hamilton. Hamilton was carried to the home of William Bayard on the Manhattan shore, where he died the next day. The duel ended Burr's political career.

Burr–Hamilton Duel Media

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  Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's father-in-law, a Continental Army general under Washington and later a U.S. Senator, representing New York state

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  Morgan Lewis, endorsed by Hamilton, defeated Burr in the 1804 New York gubernatorial election, which further inflamed the conflict between Burr and Hamilton

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  This July 31, 1804 article in the Georgia Republican & State Intelligencer reviewed the extended contentious communications between Burr and Hamilton that culminated in the duel, which the newspaper criticized as a "barbarous custom".

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  The Wogdon & Barton pistols used in the duel

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  Philip Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's son, was killed in a duel three years before, near the spot of the Burr–Hamilton duel.

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  This July 25, 1804 article in The Adams Centinel expressed extreme lamentation over Hamilton's death, and described the plan for his funeral procession and other tributes, including a 30-day wearing of a commemorative black crepe armband by members of the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, an organization Hamilton led as its president general.

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  The boulder in Weehawken, New Jersey, where Hamilton is believed to have rested after being shot

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  Bust of Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton Park, Weehawken, New Jersey.