Timeline Friday 29 December 1837

Events on Friday 29 December 1837 1

• 1837 Burning of the Caroline British forces destroy a U.S. steamboat supplying Canadian rebels, straining American-British relations Canadian loyalist forces crossed into American territory to seize and burn the steamer Caroline, which had been ferrying supplies to rebels involved in the Upper Canada Rebellion. The incident, which caused one American death, became a serious diplomatic dispute between Britain and the United States.