瑞基威之役

瑞基威之役(英語:Battle of Ridgeway)於1866年6月2日爆發,當時一些芬尼亞兄弟會美國出發至安大略省附近的瑞基威,與當地的加拿大士兵發生衝突。這亦是所謂的“芬尼亚突袭”。最後很多芬尼亚人不敵而降。

瑞基威之役
芬尼亚突袭的一部分

1869年的战役插图:奥尼尔将军的芬尼亚人对加拿大军队发起冲锋,击溃了他们的军队。
日期1866年6月2日
地点42°54′16″N 79°02′30″W / 42.90444°N 79.04167°W / 42.90444; -79.04167
结果 芬尼亚获胜
参战方
芬尼亞兄弟會 英国 加拿大省
指挥官与领导者
约翰·奥尼尔英语John O'Neill (Fenian)准将 Alfred Booker中校
兵力
600-700[1] 850[2]
伤亡与损失
4-6人死亡
16人受伤
9人阵亡
37人受伤[3]
22人因受伤/疾病死亡[4]

参考资料

  1. ^ O'Neill's strength in the Fenian camp at Frenchmen's Creek was estimated at 450 by a Canada West Frontier Police detective who infiltrated the camp. Other estimated the strength in the camp at 500 to 600. Clarke also reported that later in the night an additional 200 Fenians (from their position at Black Creek) joined the column from the camp, bringing the total to at least 700 to 800. See: Detective Charles Clarke to McMicken, telegram, June 2, 1866, MG26 A, Volume 237, p. 103878 [Reel C1663] Canada Archives. See also the detailed analysis of Fenian strength in Peter Vronsky, Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada, Toronto: Penguin-Allen Lane, 2011. pp. 141-145
  2. ^ Troublous Times in Canada: A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870. Chapter 5: Grand Uprising of the Canadian People. Canadian Genealogy Resources. [2010-02-09]. (原始内容存档于2020-06-21).  by Captain John Alexander Macdonald, a Canadian participant in the battle.
  3. ^ Peter Vronsky, Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada, Toronto: Penguin-Allen Lane, 2011. p. 260
  4. ^ 存档副本. [2012-06-30]. (原始内容存档于2012-09-24). 

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