Siege of Port Royal (1710)

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The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Capture of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
Conquest of Acadia ⓘ
linked to: Queen Anne's War
artillery British siege artillery bombarded French fortifications ⓘ
belligerent Colonial militia from New England ⓘ
French colonial forces in Acadia ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Wabanaki Confederacy allies of France ⓘ
campaign British expedition against Acadia in 1710 ⓘ
capturedPlace Port Royal, capital of French Acadia ⓘ
linked to: Port Royal
casualtiesAndLosses heavier French casualties ⓘ
light British casualties ⓘ
category Battles involving France ⓘ
Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ
Military history of Nova Scotia ⓘ
Sieges of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
commander Daniel d'Auger de Subercase ⓘ
Francis Nicholson ⓘ
Samuel Vetch ⓘ
conflictOf Queen Anne's War ⓘ
consequence Port Royal renamed Annapolis Royal ⓘ
beginning of long-term British rule in mainland Nova Scotia ⓘ
decline of French political control in Acadia ⓘ
permanent British control of Port Royal ⓘ
duration about 8 days of formal siege operations ⓘ
endDate 1710-10-13 ⓘ
followedBy Raids and campaigns in Acadia during the remainder of Queen Anne's War ⓘ
continued French and Wabanaki resistance in Acadia ⓘ
garrisonCommander Daniel d'Auger de Subercase ⓘ
historicalRegion Acadia ⓘ
location Port Royal, Acadia ⓘ
linked to: Port Royal

present-day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
modernCountry Canada ⓘ
modernProvince Nova Scotia ⓘ
navalSupport Royal Navy squadron supporting the siege ⓘ
outcome surrender of Port Royal to British forces ⓘ
partOf Queen Anne's War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Port Royal (1707) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance key step toward British dominance in Atlantic Canada ⓘ
pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne's War ⓘ
startDate 1710-10-05 ⓘ
strength about 200 Mi'kmaq and other Indigenous allies ⓘ
approximately 3,400 British and New England troops ⓘ
approximately 300–400 French regulars and militia ⓘ
treatyContext territorial changes later confirmed in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) ⓘ

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Queen Anne's War → significantEvent → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
Siege of Port Royal (1710) → alsoKnownAs → Capture of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) → precededBy → British capture of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Annapolis Royal campaigns → precededBy → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
Siege of Port Royal (1707) → followedBy → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
Samuel Vetch → notableWork → Planning of the 1710 expedition against Port Royal ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Samuel Vetch → participantIn → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
Governor of Annapolis Royal → seatEstablishedAfter → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ
British campaigns against French Acadia → hasComponent → Siege of Port Royal (1710) ⓘ