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Pigeon Hill Raid
	Part of the Fenian Raids
Date	7 June 1866
Location	Ridgeway, Ontario
Result	Canadian victory
Belligerents
Fenian Brotherhood	Province of Canada
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Samuel Spear	Lt. Col. Alfred Booker
Strength
	1000

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The Pigeon Hill Raid was fought at Pigeon Hill, Frelighsburg, St. Armand and Stanbridge, currently Ontario, Canada, on June 7, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians.

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During the Fenian Invasion into Canada, the former Confederate soldiers under the command of General Samuel Spear, called the Fenian Brotherhood, invaded Canada West. This, however, failed and the Fenians instead concentrated their efforts on Canada East. The American Government, however, had begun to impede Fenian activities, and arrested many Fenian leaders. General Samuel Spear of the Fenians managed to escape arrest and, on 7 June 1866, Spear and his 1000 men moved into Canada East and captured Pigeon Hill, Frelighsburg, St. Armand and Stanbridge. At this point the Canadian government had done little to defend the border, but on June 8 Canadian forces arrived at Pigeon Hill and the Fenians, who were low on arms, ammunition and supplies, promptly surrendered, ending the raid on Canada East.^[1]

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^ Neidhardt, W.S. Fenianism in North America The Pennsylvania State University Press. 1975.
^ "Fenian Account of the Pigeon Hill Fight: Particulars of O'Neill's Arrest" (1870, May 28). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from [1]
^ Our, o. C. (1870, May 27). THE FENIAN RAID. The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from [2]
^ Smith, P. G. "War at the border: with Fenians massing on our country's doorstep, it fell to an unlikely band of sharpshooting citizens in Quebec to defend Canada." The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History, Oct.-Nov. 2007, p. 16+. Academic OneFile, [3]. Accessed 3 Jan. 2018.

[autogenerated1975-1] Neidhardt, W.S. Fenianism in North America The Pennsylvania State University Press. 1975.

[globeandmail-2] "Fenian Account of the Pigeon Hill Fight: Particulars of O'Neill's Arrest" (1870, May 28). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from [1]

[\globeandmail2"-3] Our, o. C. (1870, May 27). THE FENIAN RAID. The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from [2]

[beaver-4] Smith, P. G. "War at the border: with Fenians massing on our country's doorstep, it fell to an unlikely band of sharpshooting citizens in Quebec to defend Canada." The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History, Oct.-Nov. 2007, p. 16+. Academic OneFile, [3]. Accessed 3 Jan. 2018.

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