Project Gutenberg 2023-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 198 Somerville, Alexander 1811 1885 Somerville, A. (Alexander) Somerville, Alex. (Alexander) 46035646 Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada $aCanada :$bJoseph Lyght, $c1866. Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Narrative of the Fenian Invasion of Canada" by Alexander Somerville is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details the events surrounding the Fenian raid into Canada, a military operation initiated by Irish nationalists in the United States aimed at liberating Ireland from British rule. Somerville provides a comprehensive examination of the motivations and military strategies behind the invasion, as well as the implications for the Canadian people and the tensions between the United States and British North America. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the invasion, describing the socio-political context of the Fenian movement, its leaders, and the plans for military action against Canada. Somerville reflects on his background and experiences related to Irish injustices, which fuel his disdain for the invasion and its potential impacts on Canadian society. He introduces Colonel John O’Neil, the Fenian commander, and outlines the strategic objectives set forth for the invasion, indicating the elaborate preparations made to launch an assault on Canadian soil while foreshadowing the chaos that would ensue. The initial chapters establish the ground for the narrative of conflict between the Fenians and Canadian forces, creating tension and anticipation for the ensuing events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/narrativeoffenia00some_0/page/n11/mode/2up 20200313062559somerville 1866 CA Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Canada -- History -- Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870 F1001 Text Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 401973 2025-06-28T04:24:58.061976 text/html 399245 2023-03-31T16:38:05 text/html 1051975 2025-06-28T04:25:04.404019 application/epub+zip 1051274 2025-06-28T04:24:59.619995 application/epub+zip 413636 2025-06-28T04:24:58.765984 application/epub+zip 1941172 2025-06-28T04:25:08.094005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1909813 2025-06-28T04:25:03.673941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372934 2025-06-28T04:24:57.440012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372739 2023-03-31T16:38:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18192 2025-06-28T04:25:08.237923 application/rdf+xml 12554 2025-06-28T04:24:58.995966 image/jpeg 2078 2025-06-28T04:24:58.880013 image/jpeg 138260 2023-03-31T16:38:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1624086 2023-03-31T16:38:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1664001 2025-06-28T04:24:58.111015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia