Fenian Invaders - Battle of Ridgeway - Fort-Erie, Ontario
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This plaque, about an invasion of Canada by the Fenians which took place on June 1st, 1866, is located at the corner of Ridge Road N. and the Friendship Bicycle Trail, in Ridgeway, a small village in the City of Fort-Erie, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM160V7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/09/2022
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Inscription on the plaque:
On June 1, 1866, Irish-American revolutionaries called Fenians invaded Canada as part of an attempt to strike at Britain and support the creation of an independent Irish republic. The next morning, Canadian militiamen from the Queen's Own Rifles, the 13th Battalion and the York and Caledonia rifle companies, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Booker, arrived here by train before marching on to battle the Fenian invaders. Contradictory orders and confusion on the battlefield coincided with a Fenian counterattack to cause the Canadians to withdraw. The Fenians retired to Fort Erie and returned to Buffalo that night. The Battle of Ridgeway shocked the country, spurring improvements to Canada's defences and helping to bolster the Confederation movement.
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
The Fenians Rising
Adress of the monument:
270 Ridge Road North
Fort-Erie, Ontario Canada
What was the role of this site in revolution?:
Location where the Battle of Ridgeway took place in order to repulse the invasion of Canada by Irish Fenians.
Link that comprove that role: [Web Link]
Who placed this monument?: The Province of Ontario
When was this memorial placed?: Not listed
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