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Siege of Fort Anne
	Part of War of the Austrian Succession
Date	1 July – 6 October 1744
Location	Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France; Mi'kmaq Indians; Maliseet Indians
Commanders and leaders
Paul Mascarene	Jean-Louis Le Loutre?; François du Pont Duvivier
Strength
100 (first part); 250 (second part)	300-500 (first part); 600-700 (second part)

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Template:FixBunching The Siege of Annapolis Royal (also known as the Siege of Fort Anne) was the second of four attempts by the French and their allies to regain the capital of Acadia (Annapolis Royal) during King Georges War.

Historical Context

The Conquest of Acadia and the British defeat of the Acadian capital happened in the Siege of Port Royal (1710). The British renamed the capital of Acadia Annapolis Royal. During King Georges War, the French forces made repeated attempts to win back the capital. Immediately after their successful Raid on Canso, on July 12, French priest Jean-Louis Le Loutre led the first siege on Annapolis Royal with 300 Mi'kmaq and Maliseet. The attackers killed two soldiers. The assault ended after three days with the arrival of ships from Boston. ^[1]

The Siege

Francois Dupont Duvivier led the second siege with a force of several hundred troops. Duvivier arrived at Fort Anne on September 8. Durivier waited weeks for French vessels to arrive to reinforce his attack. On September 26, vessels arrived, however, they were British (including John Gorham (military officer)). Duvivier was forced to retreat on October 5.^[2]

Consequences

The French would continue with making two unsuccessful attempts to regain the capital before the war was over.

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References

Endnotes

^ Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 217-218
^ Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 219-220

Secondary Sources

John Grenier. (2008). The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia 1710-1760 University of Oklahoma Press
Kingsford, William. The History of Canada, Volume 3
Johnson, Rossiter. A history of the French wars: ending in the conquest of Canada, Volume 2
Murdoch, Beamish. A history of Nova Scotia, or Acadie, Volume 2

[1] Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 217-218

[2] Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 219-220

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+The '''Siege of Annapolis Royal''' (also known as the Siege of Fort Anne) was the second of four attempts by the French and their allies to regain the capital of [[Acadia]] ([[Annapolis Royal]]) during [[King Georges War]].
-The '''Siege of Fort Anne''' was a conducted in the summer of 1744 by [[France|French]] and allied [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]] forces against [[Fort Anne]], the main fortification of [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]], then the capital of the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] province of [[Nova Scotia]].  French priest [[Jean-Louis Le Loutre]] led 300 Mi'kmaq in the siege. The siege occurred in two separate phases between 1 July and 6 October, and was unsuccessful, in part due to the garrison receiving support from [[John Gorham (military officer)]], of the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]].
+== Historical Context ==
+The Conquest of Acadia and the British defeat of the Acadian capital happened in the [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)]]. The British renamed the capital of Acadia [[Annapolis Royal]]. During [[King Georges War]], the French forces made repeated attempts to win back the capital. Immediately after their successful [[Raid on Canso]], on July 12, French priest [[Jean-Louis Le Loutre]] led the first siege on Annapolis Royal with 300 Mi'kmaq and Maliseet. The attackers killed two soldiers.  The assault ended after three days with the arrival of ships from Boston. <ref>Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 217-218</ref>
+== The Siege ==
+Francois Dupont Duvivier led the second siege with a force of several hundred troops. Duvivier arrived at Fort Anne on September 8.  Durivier waited weeks for French vessels to arrive to reinforce his attack.  On September 26, vessels arrived, however, they were British (including [[John Gorham (military officer)]]). Duvivier was forced to retreat on October 5.<ref>Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 219-220</ref>
+== Consequences ==
+The French would continue with making two unsuccessful attempts to regain the capital before the war was over.
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 ==References==
+Endnotes
+{{reflist}}
+Secondary Sources
 * John Grenier. (2008). The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia 1710-1760 University of Oklahoma Press
 * Kingsford, William. [http://books.google.com/books?id=FZA-AAAAYAAJ&dq=loutre%20annapolis%201744&pg=PA304#v=onepage&q=loutre%20annapolis%201744&f=false ''The History of Canada'', Volume 3]