瑞基威之役

瑞基威之役（英语：Battle of Ridgeway）于1866年6月2日爆发，当时一些芬尼亚兄弟会从美国出发至安大略省附近的瑞基威，与当地的加拿大士兵发生冲突。这亦是所谓的“芬尼安暴动”。最后很多芬尼安人不敌而降。

瑞基威之役
芬尼亚突袭（英语：Fenian Raids）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 里奇韦（英语：Ridgeway, Ontario）, 安大略省 42°54′16″N 79°02′30″W 结果 芬尼亚获胜
参战方
芬尼亚兄弟会	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）.

外部链接

• Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada, Peter Vronsky
• 1866年芬尼亚人突袭, 加拿大女王步枪队
• The Battle of Ridgewaypublisher=Canadian Genealogy Resources. （原始内容存档于使用|archiveurl=需要含有|archivedate= (帮助)）.
• 加拿大志愿者纪念碑
• Fenians.org
• Ridgeway Battle Documents & Fenian Raids 1866 Original Sources Links