Gwinnett McIntosh Duel

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This 1777 engraving depicts the fatal duel between Button Gwinnett and Lachlan McIntosh. 

Courtesy of New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division

The duel in which Button Gwinnett was killed by Lachlan McIntosh

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