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Lyght. Narrative of the Fenian invasion, of Canada [microform]: with a map of the fields of combat, at Limestone Ridge by Somerville, Alexander, Pages:   textsNarrative of the Fenian Invasion of Canada: with a map of the fields of combat, at Limestone Ridge. Narrative of the Fenian Invasion of Canada: with a map of the fields of combat, at Pages:   Ian Kenneally the author of From The Earth, A Cry: the story of John Boyle O’Reilly published by The Collins Press writes about the Fenian invasion of Canada in In June a group of Fenian soldiers crossed the border from the United States into Canadian territory.

The events of the so-called Fenian invasion of Canada would leave the organisation utterly discredited and cause.

Narrative of the Fenian Invasion, of Canada, by Alexander Somerville, with a Map of the Field of Combat, at Limestone Ridge. Hamilton, C.W.: Published for the author by Joseph Lyght, Bookseller and Stationer. Printed by A. Lawson & Co., R So54 CESH. Ridgeway. An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada.

The traditional historical narrative alleges that the turning point in the Battle of Ridgeway was when Fenian cavalry was erroneously reported and the Canadian militia ordered to form square, the standard tactic for infantry to repel on: Eastern Canada and Manitoba.

-- Peter Vronsky, author of Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the Battle That Made Canada "This book examines in fascinating detail a neglected event in US and Niagara Frontier history. Lawrence Cline's study of the Fenian invasion of Canada will be of interest to students of unconventional war, the Irish independence movement, and US-Canadian relations, as well as to the 5/5(3).

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Shipping and handling. Seller Rating: % positive. Fenian raids, series of abortive armed incursions conducted by the Fenians, an Irish-nationalist secret society, from the United States into British Canada in the late 19th century.

The unrealized aim of the quixotic raids was to conquer Canada and exchange it with Great Britain for Irish independence. [a] well-organized narrative." -- Civil War News "A brilliant new account of the forgotten invasion of Canada by Fenian Irish American Civil War veterans. The Battle of Ridgeway, fought during the Fenian Raids in the Niagara region, was the first Irish victory over the forces of the British Empire since the Battle of Fontenoy in /5(3).

In this groundbreaking narrative, historian, investigative journalist and filmmaker Peter Vronsky uncovers the hidden history of the Battle of Ridgeway and explores its significance to Canada’s nation-building myths and traditions.

On June 1,more than 1, Fenian insurgents invaded Canada across the Niagara River from Buffalo, N.Y/5. Get this from a library. Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada. [Alexander Somerville]. W.C. Chewett & Company, The Fenian Raid Into Canada (Fenian Raid at Fort Erie) compilation of newspaper articles on the Fenian raids, published August Denison III, George T.

The Fenian Raid on Fort Erie with an Account of the Battle of Ridgeway, published August The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge) 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,between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the was the largest engagement of the Fenian Location: Ridgeway, Canada West.

Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada / (Hamilton, C.W. [Ont.]: Published for the author by Joseph Lyght, ), by Alexander Somerville (page images at HathiTrust) The Fenian raid at Fort Erie, June the first and second, with a map of the Niagara Peninsula, shewing the route of the troops, and a plan of the Lime Ridge battle ground.

“A riveting narrative of the ill-fated Fenian invasions of Canada A must-read for all with even a passing interest in Irish America, Ireland, and the Civil War. [Klein’s] fast-flowing, often lyrical, often gritty narrative commands the reader’s attention from the opening : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.Preparation.

The Fenian Brotherhood, especially a faction of it under William R. Roberts, mobilised up to 1, 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, between and While the U.S.

authorities arrested the men and confiscated their arms Location: Ireland, England, and Canada.