Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel - History.com This Day in History - 5/30... - 1 views
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President Andrew Jackson kills a man who accused him of cheating on a horse race bet
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Reagan H on 03 Mar 14Why would something like cheating on a horse race bet lead to a duel and ultimately murder?
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Estimates of the number of duels in which Jackson participated ranged from five to 100.
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At the first signal from their seconds, Dickinson fired. Jackson received Dickinson's first bullet in the chest next to his heart.
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Jackson re-cocked the gun and shot again, this time killing his opponent.
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Jackson was not prosecuted for murder, and the duel had very little effect on his successful campaign for the presidency in 1829.