On December 29, Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew and seven boatloads of Canadian militiamen cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser and capture the American supply steamer "Caroline" used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island (see Caroline Affair).
Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser. This is on December 29. Seven boatloads of Canadian militiamen cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser. This is on December 29. Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew capture the American supply steamer "Caroline" used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island (see Caroline Affair). This was on December 29. Seven boatloads of Canadian militiamen capture the American supply steamer "Caroline" used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island (see Caroline Affair). This was on December 29.