Battle of Caribou
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None | 2 wounded by black bears during confrontation | ||||||
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The Battle of Caribou was a minor and ultimately bloodless skirmish between U.S. and British (Canadian) armed
Background
The area that would become Caribou, Maine was valued for logging, and tensions over which government owned the territory in the vicinity of the Aroostook River flared during the winter of 1838–39. Lumberjacks from both Maine and New Brunswick each wished to harvest wood to the exclusion of their competitors from across the border, and by December 1838, competition coupled with fierce national pride led both sides to carry weapons for their own protection.
The conflict
On December 29, 1838, New Brunswick lumberjacks were spotted felling trees on the estate that had formerly belonged to
Aftermath
News of the encounter quickly spread to both sides. In Maine, Governor
References
- ^ a b "The 1838 Battle Of Caribou". issuu. Retrieved 2023-06-09.