Battle of Ridgeway, June 2, 1866, near Ontario, Canada


Print showing the Fenians routing British troops at the battle of Ridgeway. The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge) was contested near Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians. It was the largest skirmish of the so-called "Fenian Raids".


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