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Ireland’s Wars: Fort Erie

Posted on Nov 30, 2016 by NFB

The Fenians under John O’Neill had won a victory at Ridgeway, sending the first column of militia they had come up against reeling backwards. But even as they were enjoying that success, additional threats were moving in, in the form … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Ridgeway

Posted on Nov 23, 2016 by NFB

The first Fenian Raid on Canada had been a rather anticlimactic non-event, with the O’Mahony wing of the American Brotherhood left in tatters in the aftermath. But the Campobello operation had been mere prelude to the main event of the … Continue reading →

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