Chapter II

DUELS DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD.

Reflections on the frequency of Duelling 84
during this long reign

Duel between Lord Kilmaurs and a French 92
officer, at Marseilles, May, 1765

—— two Officers on Kennington Common, 94
1765

—— Mr. Henry Flood and Mr. Agar, 1769 94

—— George Garrick and Mr. Baddeley, 1770 94

—— Lord Milton and Lord Poulett, January 95
29, 1771

—— Mr. M’Lean and Mr. Cameron, 1772 95

—— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. and 96
Mr. Matthews, 1772

—— Lord Townshend and the Earl of 98
Bellamont, Feb. 2, 1773

—— Mr. Scawen and Mr. Fitzgerald, Sept. 99
1, 1773

—— Mr. Whately and Mr. Temple, December 99
11, 1773

—— Captain Stoney and the Rev. Mr. Bate, 101
Jan. 13, 1777

—— Count Rice and Viscount Du Barry, 102
Nov. 23, 1778

—— a Lieutenant Colonel and a Lieutenant 103
of Militia, Aug. 25th, 1779

—— the Hon. Charles James Fox and Mr. 104
Adam, Nov. 30, 1779

—— Counsellor R.—— and ——, Nov. 1779 107

—— the Earl of Shelburne and Colonel 108
Fullarton, March 22, 1780

—— Mr. Donovan and Captain Hanson, 111
April, 1780

—— the Rev. Mr. Bate and Mr. R——, Sept. 112
1780

—— the Rev. Mr. Allen and Mr. Dulany, 113
June 26, 1782

—— Mr. Riddell and Mr. Cunningham, April 116
21, 1783

—— Captain I—— and Colonel P——, June 6, 118
1783

—— the Hon. Colonel Cosmo Gordon and 119
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas, Sept. 4,
1783

—— Mr. Munro and Mr. Green, Oct. 17, 120
1783

—— Lieutenant Harrison and Mr. Van 120
Burensham, October, 1783

—— Sir J. Lowther and Sergeant Bolton, 121
April, 1784

—— an Officer of the Navy and a German 121
Officer, August, 1784

—— Captain Brises and Captain Bulkley, 122
February, 1785

—— Lieut. F—— and Mr. Gordon ——, March, 122
1785

—— Lord Macartney and Mr. Sadleir, 123
April, 1785

—— the Earl of A—— and Mr. F. M. June 124
19, 1785

—— Comte de Gersdorff and M. Le Favre, 124
July, 1785

—— Lord William Murray and Mr. Waugh, 125
November, 1785

—— Lieutenant Gamble and Lieutenant 125
Mollison, January, 1786

—— Lord Macartney and Major-General 126
Stewart, June 8, 1786

—— Mr. Hutchinson and Lord Mountmorris, 128
May, 1787

—— the Chevalier La B—— and Captain S——, 129
June, 1787

—— Sir John Macpherson and Major Browne, 129
Sept. 10, 1787

—— Mr. Keon and Mr. Reynolds, Jan. 31, 130
1788

—— His Royal Highness the Duke of York 131
and Colonel Lennox, May, 1789

—— Captain Pellew and Lieut. Northey, 134
June, 1789

—— Captain Tongue and Captain Paterson, 134
June 19, 1789

—— Colonel Lennox and Theophilus Swift, 135
Esq. July 1, 1789

—— Mr. Curran and Major Hobart, April 1, 135
1790

—— Sir George Ramsay and Captain Macrae, 136
April 15, 1790

—— Mr. Stephens and Mr. Anderson, Sept. 138
21, 1790

—— Captain Harvey Aston and Lieutenant 138
Fitzgerald, June 25, 1790

—— Mr. Graham and Mr. Julius, July 19, 139
1791

—— Mr. Frizell and Mr. Clark, June, 1792 141

—— Mr. John Kemble and Mr. Aikin, March, 143
1792

—— Lord Lauderdale and General Arnold, 145
July 2, 1792

—— M. Chauvigny and M. Charles Lameth, 145
Nov. 8, 1792

—— Mr. Purefoy and Colonel Roper, Aug. 146
14, 1794

—— Major Sweetman and Captain Watson, 148
January 12, 1796

—— Mr. Richard England and Mr. Rowlls, 149
Feb. 19, 1796

—— Lord Malden and the Duke of Norfolk, 151
April 30, 1796

—— Lord Valentia and Mr. Gawler, June 151
28, 1796

—— Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Pride, Aug. 20, 152
1796

—— Lieutenant Fitzgerald and Lieutenant 152
Warrington, May 4, 1797

—— Captain Smith and Lieutenant Buckley, 153
Aug. 5, 1797

—— Colonel King and Colonel Fitzgerald, 153
October, 1797

—— the Right. Hon. William Pitt and Mr. 160
Tierney, May 21, 1798

—— Colonel Harvey Aston and Major Allen, 161
Dec. 23, 1798

—— Mr. Coolan and Mr. Morcan, March 19, 162
1800

—— Mr. Corry and Mr. Newburgh, May 16, 162
1800

—— Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Eaker, January, 163
1802

—— Mr. Hunter and Mr. Mitchell, August, 164
1802

—— Captain W—— and Captain I——, March, 165
1803

—— Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomery and 166
Captain Macnamara, April 6, 1803

—— Lord Camelford and Capt. Best, March, 171
1804

—— Ensign Browne and Lieutenant Butler, 179
January 1, 1806

—— Major Brookes and Colonel Bolton, 180
January 4, 1806

—— Lieutenant Turrens and Mr. Fisher, 181
March 22, 1806

—— Mr. Rogers and Mr. Long, May 3, 1806 182

—— Baron Hompesch and Mr. Richardson, 182
September 22, 1806

—— Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Paull, 182
May 5, 1807

—— Major Campbell and Captain Boyd, 188
August, 1808

—— Lord Paget and the Hon. Captain 199
Cadogan, May, 1809

—— Lord Castlereagh and the Right Hon. 201
George Canning, September 21, 1809

—— Mr. Payne and Mr. Clark, Sept. 6, 204
1810

—— Captain Boardman and Ensign De 205
Betton, March 4, 1811

—— Mr. Colclough and Mr. Alcock 205

—— Mr. Harrison and ——, May 9, 1811 208