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Raid on Dartmouth

Raid on Dartmouth was a battle fought on 13 May 1751 at Dartmouth, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Father Le Loutre's War, which ran from 1749 to 1755. The recorded result: Acadian and Mi'kmaq victory. Recorded strength: 60 Acadian and Mi'kmaq against 60 British regulars and rangers.

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John George Pyke, Only image of survivor of the Raid on Dartmouth (1751)
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Fought13 May 1751
WhereDartmouth, Canada44.693N, 63.600W
OutcomeAcadian and Mi'kmaq victory
BelligerentsMi'kmaq militia; Acadian militiaagainstBritish America
Part ofFather Le Loutre's War1749 to 1755

Where it sits in the Father Le Loutre's War

Raid on Dartmouth, 1749Siege of Grand Pre, 1749Battle at St. Croix, 1750Battle at Chignecto, 1750Raid on Dartmouth, 175117491751Raid on Dartmouth, 1751
5 placed engagements of the Father Le Loutre's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 May 1751
PlaceDartmouth, Canada
44.693N, 63.600W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength60 Acadian and Mi'kmaq60 British regulars and rangers
Casualties and lossesdisputed: Cornwallis: 6 Mi'kmaq; Salusbury: one or two Mi'kmaqdisputed: Cornwallis: 4 killed; 6 prisoners; Wilson's journal: 15 killed, 7 wounded (3 die in hospital), 6 prisoners; Salusbury journal: 20 killed; London Magazine: 8 settlers and a few officers killed, 14 prisoners
Commanders
  • Joseph Broussard
  • William Clapham
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Raid on Dartmouth 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 Q7283742, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Dartmouth (1751), revision 1375230093, 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.