"Canadian militia artillery pieces, Fenian Raids?" Topic
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| Glengarry5 | 15 Oct 2019 1:59 a.m. PST |
What kind of artillery pieces did the Canadian militia use during the Fenian Raids? Smoothbore or rifled? |
Frederick  | 15 Oct 2019 7:05 a.m. PST |
Pretty sure they were smoothbores but not certain Here is a contemporary etching of the Welland Field Battery link |
| 22ndFoot | 15 Oct 2019 7:26 a.m. PST |
The Royal Canadian Artillery museum website states: link "The 9 Pounder Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun (9 Pdr RML) was the first gun used in action by Canadian Gunners, being deployed during the North West Rebellion of 1885. It was in Canadian service 1873-1897, replacing the 9 Pdr SB. The gun still has no recoil mechanism and must be re-positioned after each shot." This indiactes that no regular artillery, which was equipped with 9lb SB, was engaged either in 1866 or 1870. Whether the same is true for militia is probably also a question for the museum. en.rcamuseum.com That lovely etching would tend to confirm the 9lb SB at least for 1870 and I'd assume for 1866 too. |
| jurgenation | 15 Oct 2019 2:39 p.m. PST |
22nd foot..is correct…no artillery was ever engaged..I still painted some though.The Welland Canal artillery ..had no guns..Lol..They had not received them in time in1866 |
| Glengarry5 | 15 Oct 2019 4:38 p.m. PST |
It seems whenever I come across Canadian Militia Batterys they are "sans-guns"! Oh well, there's always "what-if" scenarios.
Thanks all! 9 PDR smoothbore: link |
| epturner | 15 Oct 2019 4:38 p.m. PST |
Nice. I'll be adding that to my many projects. I picked up a great little book on Eccles Hill during a recent visit to Montreal and it's got my motivation renewed for Ridgeway, Eccles Hill, and such. Eric |
| Ryan T | 15 Oct 2019 5:48 p.m. PST |
I find one of the more entertaining Fenian raids was the 1871 fiasco in Manitoba (sort of). Thirty-five raiders come up from St. Paul MN and capture the Hudson Bay Company Post on the border. But it turns out a recent survey of the boundary means the post is actually south of the border in the US. So Co I, 20th US Infantry marches a couple of miles up from Pembina and rounds up the "invaders". It sounds like it might make an interesting skirmish game. link |
| Major General Stanley | 16 Oct 2019 3:39 a.m. PST |
I was under the impression that they, the WCFB, were equipped with Armstrong 6 pdr SB's, but were ordered to send the guns and harness to Hamilton, but I cant find my book at the moment. It being felt that the risk of capture was too great. The militia gunners were also dependent on finding draught teams locally. |
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