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12185
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One of the most sensational and best known duels fought on American soil was that which took place between Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson on May 30, 1806. Dickinson was the aggressor, provoking Jackson with his disparaging remarks. Jackson responded with a challenge and the two men faced each other for a duel, Jackson perhaps winning due to the clever addition of a rule constricting the position of their firing arms.
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15275
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Many people know of the ride of Paul Revere, but few know of Mary Slocumb's thirty-mile, night-time ride from Wayne County to find her husband at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. Seawell compares the two, concluding that Mary Slocumb's ride was the more dangerous one.
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