The Caroline Affair, 1837
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Caption | The Caroline Affair, 1837. In an incident that strained relations between Britain and the United States, a steamboat, the SS Caroline, carrying arms, supplies and money intended for Canadian rebels supplied by American sympathisers, was set on fire and cast adrift to go over Niagara Falls. Illustration from The History of England, by Oliver Goldsmith, Mr Morell, the Reverend Isaac Sloper and Thomas Bartlett (George Virtue, London, 1837). |
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Creator | English School (19th century) |
Artwork medium | engraving |
Credit | Look and Learn / Elgar Collection |
Search stock images by keyword | Britain British England English Canada steamboat waterfall burning Niagara Falls falling Diplomatic Incident politics United States USA Caroline Affair SS Caroline |
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