Burr–Hamilton duel

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duel historical event political conflict

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hamilton–Burr duel	4
Burr–Hamilton duel canonical	1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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	Weehawken Dueling Grounds ⓘ surface form: 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	Weehawken Dueling Grounds ⓘ surface form: 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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Subject: Burr–Hamilton duel
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aaron Burr → notableEvent → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ

Burr–Hamilton duel → hasAlternativeName → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton–Burr duel

Hamilton–Burr duel site → commemoratesEvent → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton–Burr duel

Hamilton–Burr duel site → significantEvent → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton–Burr duel

Weehawken Dueling Grounds → memorialFor → Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton–Burr duel