Battle of Fort Erie (Q4871043)

matcher place: Niagara Region (relation 2712312)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1866 in Canada West, Battles involving Canada, Conflicts in 1866, Fenian Raids, History of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, June 1866

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

During the 1866 Fenian raids into the Province of Canada, the Battle of Fort Erie was a surrounding and forcing of the Fenian invaders' surrender following a skirmish near Fort Erie and the farther-away Battle of Ridgeway on June 2. The Fenian force, withdrawing from Ridgeway, met a small force of Canadian militia at Fort Erie, then known as the village of Waterloo.

Wikidata location: 42.8967, -78.9252 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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