Battle of Bloody Creek (first)

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The Battle of Bloody Creek (first) was a 1711 conflict during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Wabanaki forces ambushed and defeated a British detachment near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Bloody Creek
belligerent France
Great Britain
Wabanaki Confederacy
combatantSide1 French colonial forces
Wabanaki warriors
linked to: Abenaki warriors
combatantSide2 British colonial forces
British detachment from Annapolis Royal
conflictOf Queen Anne’s War
linked to: Queen Anne's War
conflictType colonial frontier conflict
countryAtTime Acadia
date 1711
historicalPeriod early 18th century
involvedColonialPower Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
involvedIndigenousGroup Wabanaki Confederacy
location Nova Scotia
near Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
namedAfter Bloody Creek
near Annapolis Royal
partOf Queen Anne’s War
linked to: Queen Anne's War
region Acadia
result French and Wabanaki victory
defeat of British detachment
theatre North American theatre of Queen Anne’s War
linked to: Queen Anne's War
typeOfEngagement ambush
year 1711

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Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) alsoKnownAs Battle of Bloody Creek (first)
Battle of Bloody Creek (first) alsoKnownAs First Battle of Bloody Creek
linked to: Battle of Bloody Creek (first)