American Fenians led by General John ONeill invade Canada and capture Fort Erie.
The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland, between 1866 and 1871. The raids were successfully repelled by British forces and local militias. They divided many Irish-Canadians, many of whom were torn between loyalty to their new home and sympathy for the aims of the Fenians. A lot of the Irish, particularly the Protestants, were fiercely loyal to Britain and fought the Fenians. While the U.S. authorities arrested the men and confiscated their arms afterwards, many in government had turned a blind eye to the preparations for the invasion, angered at British support for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. There were five Fenian raids to note.
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Campobello New Brunswick Irish-American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine
Irish-American Fenians launch a brief and unauthorized raid on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, from Eastport, Maine, on April 15, 1866. Part of a broader campaign by the Fenian Brotherhood to pressure Britain into granting Ireland independence, the action is intended to provoke conflict between the United States and Britain.
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Birth in Co. Cork of light-heavyweight boxing champion, Jack McAuliffe
Jack McAuliffe (March 24, 1866 – November 5, 1937) was an Irish boxer who fought mostly out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nicknamed “The Napoleon of the Ring,” McAuliffe is one of only fifteen world boxing champions to retire without a loss.
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George Petrie, folk music collector, dies
George Petrie, an Irish painter, musician, and folk music collector, made significant contributions to the preservation and documentation of Irish traditional music. He was born on January 01, 1790, in Dublin, Ireland, and he devoted much of his life to studying and collecting Irish folk music, as well as working as an artist and antiquary.
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James Stephens, Fenian, escapes from Richmond prison, Dublin
James Stephens ( 26 January 1825 – 29 March 1901) was an Irish Republican, and the founding member of an originally unnamed revolutionary organisation in Dublin. This organisation, founded on 17 March 1858, was later to become known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B).
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Herbert Trench, poet, dramatist and theatre producer, in Avonmore, Co. Cork, is born
Herbert Trench, the Irish poet, dramatist, and theatre producer, was born on November 30, 1865, in Avonmore, County Cork, Ireland. Trench was part of a literary and artistic family; his brother, George Chenevix Trench, was a poet and writer as well.
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