Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part I: The Destruction of the Caroline
Chapter 2: The Insurgency
Chapter 3: The Invasion
Chapter 4: The Canadian Militia
Chapter 5: The Caroline
Chapter 6: The Raid
Chapter 7: Aftermath
Part II: Debating the Caroline
Chapter 8: Grievance
Chapter 9: Claim
Chapter 10: Impasse
Chapter 11: Revival
Chapter 12: Renewal
Chapter 13: Debate
Chapter 14: Resolution
Part III: The Merits of the Caroline
Chapter 15: The Law of the Day
Chapter 16: The Idea of War
Chapter 17: Imperfect Wars
Chapter 18: Self-Preservation at Copenhagen
Chapter 19: Neutrality and Its Limits
Chapter 20: Self-Defence and the First Seminole War, 1817–1818
Chapter 21: The Merits of the Case
Part IV: The Idea of the Caroline
Chapter 22: Freedom to War
Chapter 23: Banning War
Chapter 24: Collapse
Chapter 25: Banning Force
Chapter 26: Remembering the Caroline
Part V: A Very Modern Steamboat
Chapter 27: Trigger
Chapter 28: Imminence
Chapter 29: Necessity and Proportionality
Chapter 30: Unwilling or Unable
Chapter 31: The Caroline’s Legacy
Epilogue The Protagonists’ Fate
Appendix: Chain of Citations and Misunderstandings about the Caroline’s Core Facts
List of Illustrations
Notes
Index