Pigeon Hill raid

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The Pigeon Hill raid was a minor 1866 incursion by Irish-American Fenian militants from the United States into Canada East (Quebec), intended to pressure Britain over Irish independence as part of the broader Fenian Raids.

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Pigeon Hill raid canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fenian raid
military raid
conflictType border incursion
countryOfOriginOfRaiders United States
date 1866
hasCause Fenian strategy to seize Canadian territory
Irish nationalist opposition to British rule
historicalContext Anglo-American relations
Irish nationalist movement
linked to: Irish nationalism
historicalPeriod post–American Civil War era
languageOfName English
location Canada East
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
namedAfter Pigeon Hill, Quebec
objective pressure Britain over Irish independence
support Irish independence
opponent British authorities in Canada
Canadian militia
partOf 19th-century conflicts in Canada
Canada–United States border conflicts
Fenian Raids
perpetrator Fenian militants
linked to: Fenian Brotherhood

Irish-American Fenians
linked to: Fenian Brotherhood
result Fenian withdrawal
linked to: Fenian Raids

minor military significance
significance contributed to Canadian concerns about border security
illustrated use of North American bases by Irish nationalists

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Fenian Raids hasPart Pigeon Hill raid