Battle of Grand Pré (1747)

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The Battle of Grand Pré (1747) was a significant winter engagement in Nova Scotia during King George’s War, in which French and Mi'kmaq forces surprised and defeated a British garrison, temporarily shifting control in the region.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Grand Pré (1747) (The Battle of Grand Pré (1747) was a significant winter engagement in Nova Scotia during King George’s War, in which French and Mi'kmaq forces surprised and defeated a British garrison, temporarily shifting control in the region.)

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Battle of Grand Pré (1747) canonical 2
Raid on Grand Pré (1747) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Grand Pré ⓘ
associatedWith Mi'kmaq–British conflicts ⓘ
history of Acadia ⓘ
belligerent Acadian militia ⓘ
British colonial forces ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Mi'kmaq ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
casualties Arthur Noble killed in action ⓘ
high British casualties ⓘ
combatantSide British New England troops ⓘ
French and allied Indigenous forces ⓘ
commander Arthur Noble ⓘ
Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
conflictIn King George's War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1747-02-01 ⓘ
endDate 1747-02-02 ⓘ
garrisonAttacked New England regiment under Arthur Noble ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Maritime provinces ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Provinces
impact demonstrated vulnerability of British garrisons in Acadia ⓘ
strengthened French and Mi'kmaq resistance in Nova Scotia ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup Acadians ⓘ
involvedIndigenousGroup Mi'kmaq ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
location Acadia ⓘ
Grand Pré ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
militaryTactic surprise assault on winter quarters ⓘ
notableFeature fighting in severe winter conditions ⓘ
surprise night attack ⓘ
winter campaign ⓘ
outcome temporary French control of Grand Pré area ⓘ
partOf King George's War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744) ⓘ
region Minas Basin ⓘ
result French and Mi'kmaq victory ⓘ
startDate 1747-02-01 ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Minas Basin region ⓘ
disrupt British occupation of Acadian settlements ⓘ
theatre North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
year 1747 ⓘ

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King George's War → notableEvent → Battle of Grand Pré (1747) ⓘ
Third Indian War → notableBattle → Battle of Grand Pré (1747) ⓘ
Acadian militia → notableEngagement → Raid on Grand Pré (1747) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Grand Pré (1747)