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The '''Siege of Port Royal''' was the second of second attempts by the English conquer Acadia by capturing the capital Port Royal, Nova Scotia]] during [[Queen Anne's War]]. |
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== Historical context == |
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The English tried on numerous occasions to control the Acadian capital. The first siege during the war happened on June 17 and lasted for eleven days. Colonel John March, the most senior officer in all of Massachuesettes was sent to defeat the capital. Subercase successfully defended the capital. The French were out number by at least four to one. The French and their allies killed many of the New Englanders in the intial attack. In the follow up attack eight were killed. <ref>Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 114-115</ref> |
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== The siege == |
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Colonel Francis Wainwright lead the second siege on August 20 which lasted 11 days. 16 english killed, 3 french.<ref>Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme New York; W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. pp. 115-116</ref> |
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== Consequences == |
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The French made two further attempts, both unsuccessful, to regain Annapolis Royal during the war. |
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The 1707 '''Siege of Port Royal''' took place in two separate phases, and was conducted by militia forces from [[New England]] against the [[France|French]] capital of [[Acadia]], [[Port Royal, Nova Scotia|Port Royal]]. The expeditions were part of [[Queen Anne's War]], as the [[North America]]n theater of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] is sometimes known. |
The 1707 '''Siege of Port Royal''' took place in two separate phases, and was conducted by militia forces from [[New England]] against the [[France|French]] capital of [[Acadia]], [[Port Royal, Nova Scotia|Port Royal]]. The expeditions were part of [[Queen Anne's War]], as the [[North America]]n theater of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] is sometimes known. |
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Revision as of 12:37, 15 July 2010
The Siege of Port Royal was the second of second attempts by the English conquer Acadia by capturing the capital Port Royal, Nova Scotia]] during Queen Anne's War.
Historical context
The English tried on numerous occasions to control the Acadian capital. The first siege during the war happened on June 17 and lasted for eleven days. Colonel John March, the most senior officer in all of Massachuesettes was sent to defeat the capital. Subercase successfully defended the capital. The French were out number by at least four to one. The French and their allies killed many of the New Englanders in the intial attack. In the follow up attack eight were killed. [1]
The siege
Colonel Francis Wainwright lead the second siege on August 20 which lasted 11 days. 16 english killed, 3 french.[2]
Consequences
The French made two further attempts, both unsuccessful, to regain Annapolis Royal during the war.
The 1707 Siege of Port Royal took place in two separate phases, and was conducted by militia forces from New England against the French capital of Acadia, Port Royal. The expeditions were part of Queen Anne's War, as the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession is sometimes known.
In the first attempt, forces led by John March besieged its fort from 27 to 31 May, withdrawing with the belief that it was too strong to be taken given the available armaments. Although the expedition had brought artillery, it was not brought up and put into use. The army was re-embarked on 6 June, and returned in disgrace to Massachusetts.
The second attempt in 1707, also led by March, landed on 10 August, and fared little better. Daniel d'Auger de Subercase, the Acadian governor, constantly harried the British forces, using irregular forces outside the fort led by Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin to harass and waylay British sentries and foraging parties.
After Subercase sortied to frustrate the movement of the artillery to a strategic point overlooking the fort on 20 August, the British colonists again raised the siege and returned to Boston.
References
- Drake, Samuel Adams. The border wars of New England: commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's Wars
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