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2. Fenian raids - Wikipedia

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   Support for the Fenian Brotherhood's invasion of Canada quickly disappeared and there was no real threat after the 1890s. Nevertheless, the raids had an important effect on all Canadians. Ironically, though they did nothing to advance the cause of Irish independence, the 1866 Fenian raids and the inept efforts of the Canadian Militia to repulse ...

3. Battle of Ridgeway - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge [nb 1]) was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians.

4. List of wars involving Canada - Wikipedia

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   Fenian raids (1866–1871) Canada [a] Fenian Brotherhood: Victory. Fenians cease raids; 22: 32: Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) Canada: Métis: Victory. The Wolseley Expedition takes control of Fort Garry (modern day Winnipeg) Louis Riel flees to the United States; 1: Unknown: Wolseley Expedition (1870) Canada: Métis: Victory. Red River ...

5. Battle of Eccles Hill - Wikipedia

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   The Fenian Chief: a Biography of James Stephens. Coral Gables, 1969. Senior, Hereward (1991). The Last Invasion of Canada: The Fenian Raids, 1866–1870. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-77070-064-2. Steward, Patrick, and Bryan P. McGovern. The Fenians: Irish Rebellion in the North Atlantic World, 1858-1876. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2013.

6. John O'Neill (Fenian) - Wikipedia

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   John Charles O'Neill (9 March 1834 – 8 January 1878) was an Irish-born officer in the American Civil War and member of the Fenian Brotherhood. O'Neill is best known for his activities leading the Fenian raids on Canada in 1866 and 1871. [1]

7. Battle of Attu - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Attu (codenamed Operation Landcrab), [4] which took place on 11–30 May 1943, was fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater.

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9. Military history of Canada - Wikipedia

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   Initially, Governor General Frontenac devised an invasion plan aimed at conquering the Province of New York to isolate the Iroquois. However, the scale of the plan was later reduced. In February 1690, three joint New French-First Nations military expeditions were dispatched to New England.