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Was Button Gwinnett really a 'scoundrel and a lying rascal' as Lachlan McIntosh claimed?
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Yes. Politics was the only career in which Gwinnett seemed to succeed. When someone else was threatening to steal the spotlight from him, however, Gwinnett used what little authority he had to make things miserable for them; in this case, it just so happened to be McIntosh.
In his frustration, Gwinnett trumped up some charges of treason against McIntosh's brother George. Gwinnett also went so far as to publicly criticize McIntosh and blame him for a failed military expedition into British Florida, which Gwinnett himself had planned. When McIntosh called him on his mistakes and called him a "scoundrel and lying rascal," Gwinnett-with no plausible excuse for his actions-made a rash decision and challenged the trained army officer to a duel. McIntosh didn't want to duel, but he had little choice. He had to either fight Gwinnett and defend his family name or decline and be branded a coward.
Gwinnet and McIntosh were both hit in the leg, and Gwinnett's wounds shouldn't have been life threatening; however, Gwinnett's doctor didnt' treat the wound properly. As a result, gangrene set in, and Gwinnett died several days later.
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Dylan Edward Mulligan
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