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The Caroline Affair refers to a series of events beginning in 1837 that strained relations between the United States and Canada (and thus Britain). 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
A band of Canadian rebels, led by William Lyon Mackenzie, seeking a more democratic Canada, had been forced to flee to the United States after leading the failed Upper Canada Rebellion in Upper Canada (now Ontario). They took refuge on Navy Island on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, which separates the two countries (between Ontario and New York) and declared themselves the Republic of Canada. American sympathizers, who considered the rebellion a belated continuation of the American Revolutionary War, supplied them with money, provisions, and arms via the steamboat SS Caroline. On December 29, Canadian loyalist Colonel Sir Allan MacNab ordered a party of militia to cross the river and set the Caroline ablaze. Finding her docked at Fort Schlosser, New York (near the current Power Authority intakes), they seized her, towed her into the current, set her afire and cast her adrift over Niagara Falls, killing one American (Amos Durfee) in the process. William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Canadian journalist and rebel. ...
The Republic of Canadas flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. ...
Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...
Navy Island is a small island in the Niagara River in the province of Ontario, Canada. ...
The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen British colonies in North America. ...
Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ...
December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...
Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798 - 1862) was a Canadian military and political leader. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Horseshoe Falls, one of the three Niagara Falls. ...
It was reported that dozens of Americans were killed as they were trapped on board, although the ship had been abandoned before being set adrift. In response on May 29, 1838 American forces burned British steamer Sir Robert Peel while it was in the United States. The tensions were ultimately settled by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. President Martin Van Buren sent General Winfield Scott to prevent further American incursions into Canada. Jump to: navigation, search May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada as well as the location of the border in the westward frontier up to the Rocky Mountains. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the eighth President of the United States. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States lieutenant general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. ...
Later that year, Irish-Canadian rebel Benjamin Lett murdered a loyalist captain who had been involved in the incident. Benjamin Lett (14 November 1813 – 1858) was an Irish-Canadian filibusterer best known for his destruction of the monument to British general Sir Isaac Brock. ...
This incident has been used to establish the principle of "anticipatory self-defense" in international politics, which holds that military action may be justified by the mere threat of armed attack.
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The United States has a rich and complicated diplomatic history. ...
The Republic of Canadas flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. ...
The Aroostook War, also called the Pork and Beans War, or the Northeastern Boundary Dispute, was an undeclared, bloodless North American war that occurred in the winter of 1838 and early spring of 1839. ...
The Patriot War was a short-lived campaign in the eastern Michigan area of the United States and the Windsor, Ontario area of Canada. ...
External links - The Caroline Case : Anticipatory Self-Defence in Contemporary International Law
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