Burr-Hamilton duel

Cultural  

1. A duel fought in 1804 between Aaron Burr, vice president of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury. The two had been bitter political opponents for years. Burr shot and killed Hamilton.

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Example Sentences

Burr-Hamilton duel: On the morning of July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr and former treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton met at a dueling ground in Weehawken, N.J., near Bed Bath & Beyond.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2020

Time is condensed and historical events are shifted in time; for example, the presidential election of 1800 didn’t lead to the Burr-Hamilton duel, nor did Hamilton’s son Philip fight a duel before that election.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2015

The Burr-Hamilton duel took place July 11, 1804, across from Manhattan in Weehawken, New Jersey.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2015

After two and a half hours of surging music, it was time for the Burr-Hamilton duel.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 2, 2015

Nevertheless, the Burr-Hamilton duel helped turn the tide against the practice of dueling by providing a focal point for its critics and serving as a dramatic object lesson of its self-destructive character.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis