[1]Tomorrow:
May 16
1771: Brit. def. Americans, Alemance, N.C.
1777: McIntosh duels Gwinnett,
[2]For months, animosity between Gen. Lachlan McIntosh and former
Council of Safety president Button Gwinnett had been growing --
especially when Gwinnett in March had ordered the arrest of McIntosh's
brother for treason (at the request of the Continental Congress). Both
the general and Gwinnett had been involved in a failed invasion of
British Florida, and each blamed the other. When the Georgia
legislature cleared Gwinnett of responsibility, McIntosh responded by
calling Gwinnett "a Scoundrell & lying Rascal." The result was a duel
on May 16 outside of Savannah. At close range, both fired their
pistols at the same time, each striking the other. McIntosh's bullet
shattered Gwinnett's thigh, producing a wound that would prove fatal
days later.
References
1. http://www.quarterman.org/q/timeline.html
2. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-may/may16.htm
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