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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.
Dunnville heroes: the W.T. Robb and the Dunnville Naval Brigade in the 1866 Fenian invasion. Dunnville, ON: Dunnville District Heritage Association. ISBN 978-0-9688173-1-5. OCLC 52197172. Vronsky, Peter Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada., Toronto: Penguin Canada-Allen Lane, 2011.
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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.
Map of major events during the Fenian Rising in Ireland and the UK, and the Fenian Raids in North America. Click the map to view a larger size. (To contribute:
The word Fenian (/ ˈ f iː n i ə n /) served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood.They were secret political organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic.
1866 – 1868 Red Cloud's War. December 21, 1866 Fetterman Fight; August 1, 1867 Hayfield Fight; August 2, 1867 Wagon Box Fight; 1866 – 1871 Fenian raids; May 1 – 3, 1866 Memphis massacre of 1866; July 30, 1866 New Orleans massacre of 1866; 1867 – 1875 Comanche campaign. 1871 Warren Wagon Train raid; Battle of Blanco Canyon; 1874: Battle ...
Pages in category "Fenian Raids" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Battle of Fort Erie (1866) H. Halifax Volunteer Battalion; M.