Burr–Hamilton duel

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The Burr–Hamilton duel was a famous 1804 pistol duel between U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton that resulted in Hamilton’s death and became one of the most notorious political duels in American history.

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Burr–Hamilton duel canonical 4
Hamilton–Burr duel 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duel ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
followedBy death of Alexander Hamilton on July 12, 1804 ⓘ
murder indictment of Aaron Burr in New Jersey ⓘ
murder indictment of Aaron Burr in New York ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Duel at Weehawken ⓘ
Hamilton–Burr duel ⓘ
hasCause Burr’s belief that Hamilton had defamed his character ⓘ
Hamilton’s opposition to Burr’s political ambitions ⓘ
longstanding personal and political rivalry ⓘ
hasChronologicalContext early American Republic ⓘ
presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation 40.769°N 74.018°W ⓘ
hasCountry United States of America ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance depicted in the musical Hamilton ⓘ
frequently referenced in biographies of Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
one of the most famous duels in American history ⓘ
subject of numerous paintings and engravings ⓘ
symbol of early American political violence ⓘ
hasDate July 11, 1804 ⓘ
hasImmediateConsequence Hamilton died the day after the duel ⓘ
Hamilton mortally wounded ⓘ
Hamilton transported to New York City for medical care ⓘ
hasLegalStatus illegal under New Jersey law at the time ⓘ
illegal under New York law at the time ⓘ
hasLocation Weehawken, New Jersey ⓘ
hasMemorial Hamilton monument at Weehawken dueling grounds ⓘ
hasOutcome death of Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
political downfall of Aaron Burr ⓘ
hasParticipant Aaron Burr ⓘ
Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
hasPrecedent earlier duel between Philip Hamilton and George I. Eacker at Weehawken ⓘ
hasPrimarySource accounts by witnesses and seconds ⓘ
letters and statements by Aaron Burr ⓘ
letters and statements by Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
hasResult effective end of Burr’s national political career ⓘ
end of Hamilton’s active political career ⓘ
increased public opposition to dueling ⓘ
strengthening of anti-dueling sentiment in Northern states ⓘ
hasSecond Nathaniel Pendleton ⓘ
William P. Van Ness ⓘ
hasSetting Hudson River dueling grounds at Weehawken ⓘ
hasTopic Federalist and Democratic-Republican party conflict ⓘ
honor culture in early America ⓘ
hasWeapon pistol ⓘ
involvesOfficeHolder Vice President of the United States ⓘ
former United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ

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Aaron Burr → notableEvent → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ
Burr–Hamilton duel → hasAlternativeName → Hamilton–Burr duel ⓘ
linked to: Burr–Hamilton duel
Hamilton–Burr duel site → commemoratesEvent → Hamilton–Burr duel ⓘ
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Hamilton–Burr duel site → significantEvent → Hamilton–Burr duel ⓘ
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Weehawken Dueling Grounds → memorialFor → Hamilton–Burr duel ⓘ
linked to: Burr–Hamilton duel
Nathaniel Pendleton → notableEvent → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ
Nathaniel Pendleton → participantIn → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ
William P. Van Ness → participantIn → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ