The last invasion of Canada : the Fenian raids, 1866-1870 /

The last invasion of Canada : the Fenian raids, 1866-1870 /

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Author / Creator:	Senior, Hereward.
Imprint:	Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press in collaboration with Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1991.
Description:	1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 27 Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 27.
Subject:	Canada -- History -- Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870. Canada. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11177238

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Other authors / contributors:	Canadian Museum of Civilization. Canadian War Museum.
ISBN:	9781554883318 1554883318 9781770700642 1770700641 1550020854 9781550020854
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of 1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned their attention to the conquest of Canada. They were Irish-American revolutionaries -- unique because they fought under their own flag. They were know as the Fenians and they believed that the first step on the road to the liberation of Ireland was to invade Canada. The Last Invasion of Canada vividly recaptures the drama of the decade. It recounts the fledgling nation's rag-tag, but patiotic, defence against an ememy committed to a glorious cause, but with on.
Other form:	Print version: Senior, Hereward. Last invasion of Canada. Toronto : Oxford : Dundurn Press in collaboration with the Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1991 1550020854 9781550020854
Publisher's no.:	410439 CaOOCEL

Table of Contents:

Preface; 1 The Military Tradition of the Irish Revolutionary Movement; 2 The Military Institutions of the British North American Provinces; 3 Preparations for the Fenian Raids; 4 The Campobello Fiasco; 5 Ridgeway; 6 The Problem of Frontier Patrol; 7 Operations on the Quebec Frontier; 8 Preparations for the Fenian Raids of 1870; 9 The Raids of 1870; 10 The Raid against Manitoba; 11 Conclusions; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.