page_title: Battle of Ridgeway
section_title: Memory
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Ridgeway / Legacy / Memory
caption_attribution_description: (from the Canadian Monuments web site) Toronto, Ontario The Canadian Volunteer Monument was erected in 1870, in memory of those who fell in Limeridge and while defending their Country in June 1866. The Sandstone, marble Monument was designed by Robert Reid. The inscription on the Monument reads: Canadian Volunteer Monument, Campaign of June 1866 Honour the Brave who died for their Country. Canada erected this monument as a memorial of her brave sons who fell at Limeridge or died of wounds received in action or from disease contracted in service while defending her frontier in June 1866.
context_page_description: The Battle of Ridgeway 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, on June 2, 1866, 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 within the current boundaries of Ontario against a foreign invasion. The Battle of Ridgeway has the distinction of being the first victory in a pitched battle for the cause of Irish independence since the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
context_section_description: The site of the battle is commemorated by a cairn and interpretive signs on the north side of Garrison Road between Ridge Road and Burleigh Road. The site has been designated as a National Historic Site. An historic house (which was not involved in the battle) has also been moved to the site.
  The Canadian Volunteer Monument in Queen's Park, Toronto, honours nine Toronto militia volunteers from The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada including three University of Toronto student volunteers who fell in the Battle, and is located on the west side of Queen's Park Crescent (43°39′45.55″N 079°23′36.01″W) in Toronto.
caption: The Canadian Volunteer Monument in Queen's Park, Toronto. The monument was erected to honour volunteers of the Canadian Militia.
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