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Siege of Annapolis Royal

Siege of Annapolis Royal was a siege conducted on 2 May 1745 at Fort Anne, in what is now Canada; it lasted 21 days. It was part of the King George's War, which ran from 1744 to 1748. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 250? against 500 French soldiers and natives.

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Portrait of Paul Mascarene
Portrait of Paul Mascarene. John Smibert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 May 1745lasted 21 days
WhereFort Anne, Canada44.741N, 65.519W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainagainstKingdom of France; Mi'kmaq people; Maliseet Indians
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

Date2 May 1745
to 23 May 1745
PlaceFort Anne, Canada
44.741N, 65.519W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength250?500 French soldiers and natives
Commanders
  • Paul Mascarene
  • Edward Tyng
  • Paul Marin de la Malgue
  • Antoine Le Poupet de La Boularderie
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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 1745

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 Q11284205, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745), revision 1375096718, 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.