The Republic of Canada's flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. A torn flag in a museum has led to the erroneous belief that the flag was entirely blue.
On December 29, Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew and seven boatloads of Canadian militiamen crossed the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser. They captured the American supply steamer Caroline used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island (see Caroline Affair). Drew's forces set the ship alight and sent it adrift towards Niagara Falls, resulting in the death of one American.
On January 131838 Mackenzie abandoned Navy Island under heavy fire from British troops. He fled for Buffalo and was incarcerated for 18 months for violating the Neutrality Act.
