Proof of his valour at Monmouth and at Yorktown would no more placate the popular contempt and obloquy sure to follow an avoidance of its demands than would the victory at Waterloo have excused Wellington had he declined to challenge Lord Winchilsea.
Alexander draws a parallel between the societal pressures of dueling and historical military figures' reputations.
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