Ireland 1769. Duel between Flood v. Agar.

 

 

 

         Duel between Henry Flood and James Agar, Esqrs.,

                                    October 1769.

 

A duel was fought in Ireland between Henry Flood and James Agar., in which the latter was shot dead.

An old quarrel had long subsisted between them, which they at length agreed to decide in this manner, and which proved fatal to the aggressor.

              Courtesy: The Origin and History of Ordeals by James P. Gilchrist.

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