New England expeditionary force

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The New England expeditionary force was a colonial military contingent raised by the New England colonies to conduct offensive operations, notably against French-held positions such as Port Royal during King William’s War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military unit ⓘ
expeditionary force ⓘ
allegiance English Crown ⓘ
conflict King William’s War ⓘ
linked to: King William's War

Nine Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War
country English colonies in North America ⓘ
hasRole offensive land operations ⓘ
historicalRegion British America ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
locatedIn New England ⓘ
militaryBranch colonial militia ⓘ
notableOperation expedition against Port Royal ⓘ
offensive operations against French-held positions ⓘ
operatedBy New England colonies ⓘ
opponent French colonial forces in North America ⓘ
French forces at Port Royal ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
partOf English colonial forces in North America ⓘ
purpose to conduct offensive operations against French-held positions ⓘ
raisedBy Connecticut Colony ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
New Hampshire Colony ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ
Rhode Island Colony ⓘ
target Port Royal ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Acadia ⓘ
Northeastern North America ⓘ
timePeriod late 17th century ⓘ

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Battle of Port Royal (1690) → attacker → New England expeditionary force ⓘ
Father Rale's War → theater → Northeast Coast campaign theater ⓘ
linked to: New England expeditionary force