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The Wellington-Winchilsea Duel took place on 21 March 1829 at Battersea, then in Surrey on the outskirts of London. It was a bloodless duel fought between the British Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea.
In 1836, Lord Winchilsea and his daughter, Lady Caroline attended the Duchess of Kent's Grand Dinner and Concert, the event was also attended by Winchilsea's uncle, the 3rd Earl of Mansfield. [21] In November, Lord Winchilsea and Lord Rosslyn was part of the circle entertained by the Duke of Wellington at Walmer Castle. [22]
The 10th Earl is famous for his duel with the Duke of Wellington, who was Prime Minister at the time. The duel, which was over the issue of Catholic emancipation and related to insulting remarks made by the Earl, took place at Battersea Fields on 21 March 1829. Both men deliberately aimed wide and Winchilsea apologised.
The Earl of Winchilsea accused the Duke of "an insidious design for the infringement of our liberties and the introduction of Popery into every department of the State". [196] Wellington responded by immediately challenging Winchilsea to a duel. On 21 March 1829, Wellington and Winchilsea met on Battersea fields. When the time came to fire, the ...
The Field of Battersea, caricature by William Heath of the 1829 duel between Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (as lobster) and George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea; John Robert Hume, as the Duke's friend and physician, sits and spectates.
It was owned by the Earls of Winchilsea for more than three centuries. Over time, successive buildings have served as homes to Sir Thomas Moyle, the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham, and others. It was used as a royal residence from 1874 to 1893 for Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. The estate is now mainly a farming concern, raising crops ...
On 21 March 1829, the Wellington–Winchilsea duel took place when the Prime Minister Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea met on Battersea fields to settle a matter of honour. [3] When it came time to fire, the duke aimed his duelling pistol wide and Winchilsea fired his into the air. Winchilsea later wrote the duke a groveling apology.
On March 21, 1829, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the British Prime Minister (January 22, 1828, to November 16, 1830), fought a duel with the Earl of Winchilsea. Wellington fired wide and later stated that he had deloped. Supporters of his opponent claimed he had aimed to kill Winchilsea, who was saved only by Wellington's poor ...