Fenian Raids

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The Fenian Raids were a series of armed incursions into British North America by Irish-American nationalists in the 1860s, aimed at pressuring Britain to withdraw from Ireland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fenian Raids canonical 2
1870 Fenian incursion at Trout River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nationalist movement
armed conflict
military campaign
conflictType cross-border raid
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource Canadian military histories
Irish nationalist histories
endTime 1871
goal to capture territory in British North America as leverage for Irish independence
to force the United Kingdom to negotiate Irish independence
hasCause Irish nationalism
desire to pressure Britain to withdraw from Ireland
hasLocation British America
surface form: British North America

Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
surface form: Campobello Island, New Brunswick

Canada
Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia
Fort Erie, Ontario
New Brunswick
Niagara Region
surface form: Niagara Peninsula

Pigeon Hill, Quebec
Province of Canada
surface form: Province of Canada (Canada East and Canada West)

Ridgeway, Ontario
hasPart Fenian Raids self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1870 Fenian incursion at Trout River

1870 Fenian invasion attempt at Eccles Hill
1871 Fenian incursion at Pembina
Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
Battle of Ridgeway
Campobello Island raid
Pigeon Hill raid
hasParticipant British Army
British Empire
Canadian militia
Fenian Brotherhood
Irish-American nationalists
New Brunswick
Colony of Newfoundland
surface form: Newfoundland Colony

Nova Scotia
Province of Canada
United States military veterans
surface form: United States veterans of the American Civil War
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageOfContext English
opponent British Empire
Canadian militia forces
New Brunswick militia
surface form: New Brunswick colonial forces

Newfoundland colonial forces
Nova Scotia colonial forces
Province of Canada
organizedBy Fenian Brotherhood
partOf Fenian movement
significantConsequence contributed to the formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867
heightened tensions between the United States and Britain
increased support for Canadian Confederation
strengthening of Canadian militia system
significantEvent Battle of Ridgeway
startTime 1866
temporalContext post–American Civil War period
used surplus American Civil War weapons

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Canadian militia engagedIn Fenian Raids
Fenian Raids hasPart Fenian Raids self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1870 Fenian incursion at Trout River