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Siege of Annapolis Royal

Siege of Annapolis Royal was a siege conducted on 1 July 1744 at Fort Anne, in what is now Canada; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the King George's War, which ran from 1744 to 1748. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought1 July 1744lasted 3 months
WhereFort Anne, Canada44.741N, 65.519W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainagainstKingdom of France; Mi'kmaq people; Maliseet Indians
Casualties and losses"considerable British casualties each night" (Sept.9–15)andMaliesst
Part ofKing George's War1744 to 1748

Where it sits in the King George's War

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8 placed engagements of the King George's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1744
to 6 October 1744
PlaceFort Anne, Canada
44.741N, 65.519W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength100 (first siege); 250 (second siege)300–500 (first siege); 600–700 total; 24 Acadians, 56 French soldiers, 100 Mi'kmaq from Ile Royal, 30 Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia (second siege)
Casualties and losses"considerable British casualties each night" (Sept.9–15)Maliesst
Commanders
  • Jean-Louis Le Loutre
  • François Dupont Duvivier
  • Pierre Maillard
  • Joseph-Nicolas Gautier
  • Joseph Leblanc dit Le Maigre
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1710 and 1745.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1744

Siege of Annapolis Royal is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509818, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744), revision 1375096631, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.