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May 31, 1866: Irish Invade Canada in Effort to Free Ireland (Fenian Raids)
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5:14Now PlayingOn May 31, 1866, Irish nationalists known as Fenian Brotherhood invaded Canada in an attempt to force Britain into granting Ireland independence. This invasion was not the first raid into Canada by the Fenians, an American based Irish Republican group, nor would it be the last, with raids starting in April of 1866 and continuing until 1871.
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