December 24, 1701
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Captain Thomas Bellew fights a duel with Major-General William Stewart on Christmas Eve - both mens right hands are disabled as a result of war wounds, and Bellew has served under Stewart. Stewart fires from two yards and blows Bellews hat off, whereupo
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