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Campobello New Brunswick Irish-American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine
Irish-American Fenians launch a brief and unauthorized raid on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, from Eastport, Maine, on April 15, 1866. Part of a broader campaign by the Fenian Brotherhood to pressure Britain into granting Ireland independence, the action is intended to provoke conflict between the United States and Britain.
April 10, 1866
