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Fenian raids
The Fenian raids were carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Republican organization based in the United States, on British Army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada, in 1866, and again from 1870 to 1871. Wikipedia
Location: Eastern Canada
Start date: April 1866
End date: October 1871
Results: British Empire and Canadian victory and Defeat of Fenian soldiers End of incursions into Canada
Fenian raids, series of abortive armed incursions conducted by the Fenians, an Irish-nationalist secret society, from the United States into British Canada ...
Key People: John O'Mahony John O'Neill
Date: c. March 1966 - October 1871
3 Mar 2014 · From 1866 to 1871, the Fenians launched several small, armed attacks. Each raid was put down by government forces. Dozens were killed and ...
Fenians Target Canada · Battle of Ridgeway · Raids into Quebec
From 1866 to 1871 the Fenians launched a series of small, armed incursions of Canada, each of which was put down by government forces — at the cost of dozens ...
Between 1866 and 1871, they raided Canadian territory from New Brunswick to Manitoba. During the largest raid, in June 1866 along the Niagara frontier, the ...
On 1 June 1866, the Fenians invaded Canada. With 1,500 men they crossed the Niagara River just north of Fort Erie. Upon landing they established a defensive ...Duration: 30:28
Posted: 31 Jan 2001
Posted: 31 Jan 2001
The invasion of Canada was to be a three-pronged attack in which areas of Ontario would be attacked as a feint to draw British forces out of Quebec. A large ...
... and the British Forces in Canada. Ultimately, the Irish retreated after a defensive attack on the border in Canada left a couple of Fenians dead.Duration: 3:24
Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Posted: 14 Jul 2020
The Fenian Raids represent an intersection of Canadian, Irish, American and British history. While the raids themselves were a series of small military ...
Despite dreams of large scale invasions, the Fenians never mounted more than small border raids, the largest being at Fort Erie in June of 1866. One thousand ...