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The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military fortifications, customs posts and other targets in Canada (then part of British North America) in 1866, and again from 1870 to 1871.
The Battle of Eccles Hill (/ ˈ ɛ k əl z /) was part of a raid into Canadian territory from the United States led by John O'Neill of the Fenian Brotherhood, intended to pressure Great Britain to grant sovereignty to Ireland. In 1870, the Fenians crossed the Canadian border and proceeded to the top of Eccles Hill where they were confronted by ...
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English: Border Volunteers (2 officers and a corporal) stand over a Fenian slain during the Battle of Eccles Hill, 1870. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections) (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
English: Photograph of the Red Sashes with the captured Fenian Cannon, 1870. Front row - Asa Westover, Andrew Ten Eyck, Arthur Gilmour, Charles Galer and J. G. Pell. Back row - James Westover and Allen Hogaboon. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
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.
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]
Pages in category "Fenian Raids" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Fenian raids; D.