Duel between Duke of York and Colonel Lenox

Depiction of the duel between Duke of York and Colonel Lennox in 1789. Lennox was accused by the Frederick Duke of York, the second son of King George III of ".. certain expressions unworthy of a gentleman". Lennox could remember no such expressions and demanded a retraction from the Duke of York. When none was forthcoming, Lennox demanded satisfaction and the pair met on Wimbledon Common on May 26th 1789. After Lennox (an excellent shot) merely grazed the Royal head, the Duke refused to return fire declaring the affair at an end. He was, however, forced to leave the Coldstream Guards on the grounds that he showed good spirit but poor judgment. Otherwise, Lennox's career was unhindered by the shot across the royal brow, and from 1807-1813, Lennox, by then Duke of Richmond, was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1815, he served on Wellington's staff at Waterloo, and in 1818 he was appointed Governor General of Canada, where he soon after died of rabies.