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Troublous Times in Canada

CHAPTER VI
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These bodies were found by our troops on arrival at Fort Erie on Sunday, and it is supposed the men were killed during the two actions at Ridgeway and Fort Erie.

Five or six more were buried on the Ridgeway battlefield.
A correspondent of the Toronto _Leader_, who was present during the engagement at Ridgeway, gave the following vivid account, of his personal experiences: At the time the disastrous retreat of our troops commenced I was requested by his comrade to assist a wounded soldier of the Queen's Own to Hoffman's tavern, then about half a mile distant.

The whole force rushed past us.

We found on reaching the tavern that, with the exception of some more wounded whom we found there, we were the only parties left.
We had barely time to deposit our burden when the advance guard of the Fenians rushed up and surrounded the tavern, flushed with apparent victory, and wild with excitement.

They presented such an appearance as I certainly shall not soon forget.


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