Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
The Battle of Fort Erie was a surrounding and forcing of the Fenian armies surrender following a skirmish near Fort Erie and the farther away Battle of Ridgeway on June 2, 1866. The Fenian force, withdrawing from Ridgeway, met a small force of Canadian militia at Fort Erie, then known as the village of Waterloo.
| Battle of Fort Erie | |||||||
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| Part of Fenian Raids | |||||||
A Canadian map of the raid. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Fenian Brotherhood | Province of Canada | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John O'Neill | John Stoughton Dennis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 400 (estimate) | 79 (5,000 later) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8–10 wounded |
3-4 dead; 16 wounded 54 captured | ||||||
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