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  2. Fenian raids - Wikipedia

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    Reminiscences of the Fenian Raid 1866. Niagara, [Ont.] : "The Times" Print, 1911. Brock University Library Digital Repository; MacDonald, John A. Troublous Times in Canada, A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870. 1910; Ó Cathaoir, Brendan. "The Fenian raids on Canada: a postscript to Irish involvement in the American Civil War."

  3. Battle of Ridgeway - Wikipedia

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    Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada, Peter Vronsky; The Fenian Raid 1866, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (archived April 30, 2005) "The Battle of Ridgeway". Canadian Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010; Canadian Volunteer Monument; Fenians.org; Ridgeway Battle Documents ...

  4. Battle of Fort Erie (1866) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Edward O'Meagher Condon - Wikipedia

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    In December 1866, the Fenian Brotherhood sent both O'Meagher Condon and Thomas J. Kelly to Ireland with the intention that they, alongside many other Irish-American veterans of the Civil War, would lead a rebellion against the British. The Rising suffered from poor planning, and logistical difficulties (most of the Fenians coming from the ...

  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. Thomas William Sweeny - Wikipedia

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    In 1866, he commanded the ill-fated Fenian invasion of Canada, after which he was arrested for breaking neutrality laws between the United States and Britain, but was soon released. He was reinstated with his former rank of major later that year, and retired from the regular army in May 1870 as a brigadier general.

  8. Fenian Rising - Wikipedia

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    The Fenian Brotherhood, especially a faction of it under William R. Roberts, mobilised up to 1,000 Irish veterans of the American Civil War to launch raids on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland in 1866 and 1871.

  9. Halifax Volunteer Battalion - Wikipedia

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    To protect Nova Scotia from a possible Fenian Raid, the Battalion was put on high alert from 27 March 1866 until 14 April 1866. [14] They were called out for duty and drilled on Grand Parade. All ball practice was prohibited and no member of the battalion was allowed beyond the city limits without special leave.