▁R if le ▁Brigade , ▁under to ok ▁a ▁year ' s ▁training ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁from ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁Ra ids ; ▁there ▁was ▁initially ▁concern ▁that ▁his ▁personal ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁defence ▁might ▁put ▁the ▁Prince ▁in ▁danger ▁from ▁Fen ians ▁and ▁their ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁his ▁military ▁duty ▁was ▁primary . ▁Following ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Hal if ax , ▁Arthur ▁tou red ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant . ▁During ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁Canada ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁Canadian ▁society ; ▁among ▁other ▁activities , ▁he ▁attended ▁an ▁invest iture ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁balls ▁and ▁garden ▁parties , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁parliament ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁( be coming ▁the ▁first ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁to ▁do ▁so ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁photograph s ▁that ▁were ▁sent ▁back ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ▁to ▁view . ▁It ▁was ▁not , ▁however , ▁all ▁social ▁and ▁state ▁functions ▁for ▁Arthur ; ▁the ▁Prince ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁engaged ▁in ▁f ending ▁off ▁Fen ian ▁inv aders ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁E cc les ▁Hill , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁made