Caroline affair

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The Caroline affair was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and the British Empire in 1837–1838, sparked by the British destruction of the American steamboat Caroline while it was aiding Canadian rebels.

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Caroline affair canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic crisis ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
cause British attempt to cut off supplies to Canadian rebels ⓘ
support of Canadian rebels by American sympathizers ⓘ
conflictWith Upper Canada Rebellion ⓘ
countryInvolved British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
diplomaticIssue use of force in peacetime ⓘ
violation of U.S. sovereignty ⓘ
endTime 1838 ⓘ
hasEffect clarification of standards for lawful self-defense ⓘ
precedent for international diplomatic crisis management ⓘ
hasPart destruction of the steamboat Caroline ⓘ
influenced customary international law on self-defense ⓘ
doctrine of anticipatory self-defense ⓘ
legalDoctrine Caroline test ⓘ
location Niagara River ⓘ
border between the United States and Canada ⓘ
mainSubject steamboat Caroline ⓘ
notablePerson Daniel Webster ⓘ
Lord Ashburton ⓘ
participant American volunteers ⓘ
British colonial authorities in Upper Canada ⓘ
Canadian rebels ⓘ
partOf history of Canada–United States relations ⓘ
history of United States–United Kingdom relations ⓘ
relatedTo Aroostook War ⓘ
U.S.–British border disputes ⓘ
linked to: Pig War
resolutionTime 1842 ⓘ
resolvedBy Webster–Ashburton Treaty ⓘ
result heightened tensions between the United States and the British Empire ⓘ
prolonged diplomatic negotiations ⓘ
significantEvent British forces crossed into U.S. territory ⓘ
killing of at least one American citizen ⓘ
startTime 1837 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patriot War → hasPart → Caroline affair ⓘ
Patriot War → significantEvent → Caroline affair ⓘ
steamboat Caroline → involvedIn → Caroline affair ⓘ
steamboat Caroline → causeOf → Caroline affair ⓘ
steamboat Caroline → conflict → Caroline affair ⓘ