General Winfield Scott was sent to quell hostility on the American border after this event, but the tensions surrounding this event were not alleviated until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
Governor Francis Head denied responsibility for this event and for the events at Fort Schlosser. After this event, Benjamin Lett murdered a loyalist involved in the violence, and retaliation for this event saw the Sir Robert Peel burned. Amos Dufee was killed in conjunction with this event, which was ordered by Allan McNab and Andrew Drew. The object at the center of this even was en route to Navy Island, where a Republic of Canada had been set up by William MacKenzie. General Winfield Scott was sent to quell hostility on the American border after this event, but the tensions surrounding this event were not alleviated until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. For ten points, identify this event which nearly brought the US to war with Britain, in which a certain boat filled with arms was set on fire and sent over Niagara Falls.
Governor Francis Head denied responsibility for this event and for the events at Fort Schlosser.
The {Caroline} Affair