Title
When the Irish Invaded Canada: Fenian Brotherhood, with Members from Vinalhaven, Planned to Seize Campobello
Date
2022
Pages
72-75
Abstract
A look at the events of April 1866, when Fenian soldiers planned to attack Campobello Island. The Fenian Brotherhood was a revolutionary organization of Irish Americans that was founded in 1858 with a mission to attack British forces in Ireland; a splinter group set its sights on Canada as the British Empire's nearest territory. Describes the deployment of the Fenians to Eastport, Maine, and the failed mission's denouement.
Recommended Citation
Klein, Christopher, "When the Irish Invaded Canada: Fenian Brotherhood, with Members from Vinalhaven, Planned to Seize Campobello" (2022). Maine News Index - Island Journal. 664.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/664
Source
Island Journal