2 JUN--This Day in US Military History

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:23:08 -0400

1866 – The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge) was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians.

It was the largest engagement of the Fenian Raids, the first modern industrial-era battle to be fought by Canadians and the first to be fought only by Canadian troops and led exclusively by Canadian officers. The battlefield was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921 and is the last battle fought in the Province of Ontario against a foreign invasion. The action at Ridgeway has the distinction of being the only armed victory for the cause of Irish independence between 1798 and 1919.

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June 2

2 June 1763 – At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort. Fort M...

Response by SPC Charles Brown made Jun 3 at 2015 12:27 AM

SPC Charles Brown — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:27:10 -0400

As always very informative. History is something that has always been something interesting to me, this just helps me remember how interesting.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jun 3 at 2015 1:48 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:48:23 -0400

Bunch of Irishman with some left over Testosterone from the Civil War. Oh My! What a wonderful tidbit.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jun 3 at 2015 1:51 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:51:46 -0400

Funny Thing is there are still some very small scale scuffles between Canadian and US Fisherman from Washington and BC. I seem to remember a Kidnapping that wasn't that long ago that was a real nightmare for both the US and Canadian Coast Guards to resolve (He was fishing in our territory).