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Battle of Caribou

Battle of Caribou was a battle fought in December 1838 at Q1010699, in what is now Maine, United States.

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FoughtDecember 1838
WhereQ1010699, Maine, United States47.334N, 68.262W
Belligerents22px United Statesagainst22px Canada
Casualties and lossesNoneand2 wounded by black bears during confrontation

Record

DateDecember 1838 (month precision)
PlaceQ1010699, Maine, United States
47.334N, 68.262W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and lossesNone2 wounded by black bears during confrontation
Battle of CaribouBattle of CaribouBattle of RestigoucheBattle of Saint-PierreBattle of RestigoucheBattle of Saint-PierreRimouskiPresque IsleRivière-du-LoupHoulton100 km47.334N, 68.262W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1838

Battle of Caribou is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (13 in Maine).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870656, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Caribou, revision 1374638092, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.