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I'm sorry, I haven't heard of that, but if I may submit my 2-cents worth into that particular text. It is possible that it happened as stated, however, free-masonry is not a millitia or fighting force, free-masonry is a band of brothers through-out all walks of life. It is possible that some were free-masons and some were knights of columbus, however it would not have been an established fight between just the two bodies. It would also stand to reason that it would be possible for an individual to belong to both free-masonry and Knights of Columbus. If that was the case, that individual would have some soul-searching to do before he could fight. The notion of that would tear the individual apart.
Sorry I wasn't able to answer that statement directly, but often times free-masonry is thought of as a force that stands alone such as the army, navy, air force, marines etc.... when free-masonry is really part of a person, what that person does with the knowledge and membership would be totally up to them.