Timeline June 1866

Events in June 1866 4

• 1866 Battle of Ridgeway Fenian raid into Canada Irish-American Fenian militants crossed from the United States and fought Canadian militia near Ridgeway, Ontario, in an attempt to pressure Britain over Irish independence. Though a tactical Fenian victory, the raid failed to hold territory and spurred support for Canadian confederation.
• 1866 Fourteenth Amendment proposed by Congress Sent to the states for ratification The amendment guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. It became one of the most consequential amendments to the US Constitution once ratified in 1868.
• 1866 Austro-Prussian War Seven Weeks' War between Prussia and Austria Prussia went to war with Austria over dominance of the German Confederation, drawing in most other German states on either side. Prussia's rapid victory, sealed at Königgrätz, ended Austrian influence in German affairs and cleared the way for Prussian-led unification.
• 1866 Battle of Custoza Austrian victory over Italy in the Third Italian War of Independence Austrian troops defeated the numerically superior Italian army near Custoza in Veneto. Despite the battlefield loss, Italy still gained Venetia at the war's end through its alliance with Prussia.