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Battle of Fort Albany

Battle of Fort Albany was a battle fought on 26 June 1709 at Fort Albany, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Queen Anne's War, which ran from 1702 to 1713. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 70 French militiamen; 30 Indians.

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Detail from a 1779 map of eastern North America depicting Hudson Bay and the outposts of the Hudson Bay Company located there.
Detail from a 1779 map of eastern North America depicting Hudson Bay and the outposts of the Hudson Bay Company located there.. Thomas Kitchin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 June 1709
WhereFort Albany, Canada52.251N, 81.501W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsGreat BritainagainstFrance; Mohawk warriors
Casualties and losses2 killedand18 killed
Part ofQueen Anne's War1702 to 1713

Where it sits in the Queen Anne's War

Battle of Flint River, 1702Newfoundland Expedition, 1702Siege of St. Augustine, 1702Battle of Falmouth, 1703Raid on Grand Pré, 1704Raid on Deerfield, 1704Battle of Bonavista, 1704Siege of St. John's, 1705Siege of Port-Royal, 1707Siege of Port Royal, 1707Second Siege of Pesacola, 1707Siege of Pensacola, 1707Raid on Haverhill, 1708Battle of St. John's, 1709Battle of Fort Albany, 1709Siege of Port Royal, 1710Battle of Bloody Creek, 171117021711Battle of Fort Albany, 1709
17 placed engagements of the Queen Anne's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 June 1709
PlaceFort Albany, Canada
52.251N, 81.501W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown70 French militiamen; 30 Indians
Casualties and losses2 killed18 killed
Commanders
  • John Fullartine
  • Nicolas d'Ailleboust de Manthet
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1688 and 1709.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1709

Battle of Fort Albany 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 Q4871032, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Albany (1709), revision 1370440851, 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.