RIDGEWAY BATTLEFIELD NHSC -- Ridgeway, Ontario
N 42° 54.249 W 079° 02.509
17T E 659858 N 4752030
This site is one of the battlefields of the 1866 Fenian Raids.
Waymark Code: WMCH2Y
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/07/2011
Views: 12
Plaque Text
"PRO PATRIA
In abiding memory of the officers and men of the Queen's Own Rifles, 13th Hamilton Battalion, Caledonia and York Rifle Companies of Haldimand who fought here in defence of their country against Fenian Raiders, on 2nd June, 1866."
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Ridgeway
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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