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 ⓘ