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Mar 8, 2024 · Burr-Hamilton duel, duel fought between U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, on July 11, 1804, that resulted in the death of Hamilton the following day. The two men had long been political rivals. Learn more about the duel, including its aftermath.
Apr 2, 2014 · Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States, serving under President Thomas Jefferson. Burr fatally shot his rival, Alexander Hamilton, during a duel.
Jun 25, 2020 · Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Deadly Rivalry The pair's contentious relationship began in the early days of American politics and ended in a duel that took Hamilton's life. By Barbara...
Burr was unscathed; Hamilton fell to the ground mortally wounded. He died the next day. Instead of reviving Burr's political career, the duel helped to end it. Burr was charged with two...
Jan 26, 2002 · The document printed below contains the first mention in this volume of the events relating to the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Each aspect of the encounter, undoubtedly the most famous duel in American history, intrigued contemporaries of every political persuasion and has fascinated generations of historians.
Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury, and Aaron Burr, sitting vice president of the United States, had feuded publicly for years. Their long-standing enmity came to a head in the spring of 1804. After an exchange of letters and meetings between intermediaries, the duel was set for July 11, 1804.
On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle.
