Siege of Port Royal (1707)

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The Siege of Port Royal (1707) was a failed British attempt during Queen Anne’s War to capture the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of Queen Anne's War ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
aimedTo capture the French stronghold of Port Royal ⓘ
attacker Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
commandedByAttacker John March ⓘ
commandedByDefender Daniel d'Auger de Subercase ⓘ
conflictIn Queen Anne's War ⓘ
defender Acadian militia ⓘ
French colonial forces in Acadia ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Mi'kmaq allies ⓘ
endedWith British withdrawal ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Second Siege of Port Royal (during Queen Anne's War) ⓘ
hasApproximateAttackingForceSize approximately 1,600 New England provincial troops ⓘ
hasApproximateDefendingForceSize several hundred French regulars and militia ⓘ
hasBelligerent French colony of Acadia ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
hasCasualtiesDescription relatively light compared to later sieges of Port Royal ⓘ
hasConflictType colonial conflict ⓘ
hasCountryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
hasEndDate 1707-06-12 ⓘ
hasHistoricalEra early 18th century ⓘ
hasLocation Acadia ⓘ
Port Royal ⓘ
present-day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia ⓘ
linked to: Annapolis Royal
hasOutcome failed British attempt to capture Port Royal ⓘ
hasPrimaryTarget Fortress of Port Royal ⓘ
hasResult French victory ⓘ
hasStartDate 1707-05-26 ⓘ
hasTheatre North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
hasYear 1707 ⓘ
isSignificantFor contributing to later British planning for the successful 1710 siege ⓘ
demonstrating the strength of French defenses at Port Royal ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in North America ⓘ
struggle for control of Acadia ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Port Royal (1706) ⓘ
relatedTo Acadian history ⓘ
Mi'kmaq–British relations ⓘ
tookPlaceInPresentDay Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Nova Scotia
tookPlaceOnContinent North America ⓘ
usedWarfareType naval support operations ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Port Royal (1710) → precededBy → Siege of Port Royal (1707) ⓘ
Siege of Port Royal (1707) → precededBy → Siege of Port Royal (1706) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Port Royal (1707)
Siege of Port Royal (1707) → hasAlternativeName → Second Siege of Port Royal (during Queen Anne's War) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Port Royal (1707)
John March → conflict → Siege of Port Royal (1707) ⓘ
British campaigns against French Acadia → hasComponent → Siege of Port Royal (1707) ⓘ