It is either just south of Colonial Park Cemetery in downtown Savannah or in a meadow near Thunderbolt. It is sunrise on Friday, May 16, 1777. The two are placed at ten paces apart and fire simultaneously. Both are wounded in the thigh. Gwinnett's leg is broken and he falls to the ground.
Accounts differ as to what happens next.
One legend has it that McIntosh limps over and the two shake hands. Another legend has it that Gwinnett asks for another shot at McIntosh. Either way, Gwinnett is mortally wounded and three days later he is dead. McIntosh is tried for murder and acquitted, but his reputation in Savannah is shot and so he heads north to fight under Gen. George Washington.