“In an 1802 duel, DeWitt Clinton was challenged by John Swartwout, a friend of Aaron Burr. Swartwout accused Clinton of trying to ruin Burr with political smears. The men exchanged five rounds. After each round, as the code provided, seconds encouraged the combatants to mend their differences. Clinton adamantly refused to sign a letter of apology. Swartwout, despite being shot in the thigh and ankle, refused to quit. Unwilling to continue shooting at a wounded man, an exasperated Clinton left the field. Surgeons standing at the ready tended Swartwout's wounds.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20100309070357/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/sfeature/dueling.html
Link at http://americandigest.org/wp/saturday-review-6/#more-6582
Five shots each, with one-shot pistols.
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