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Battle of Port Royal

Battle of Port Royal was a battle fought on 19 May 1690 at Port-Royal, in what is now Canada. It was part of the King William's War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 446 provincial soldiers; 226 seamen; 7 warships; 78 cannons against Fewer than 90 soldiers; 18 cannons (none mounted).

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A portrait of Sir William Phips, first royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
A portrait of Sir William Phips, first royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.. Thomas Child, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 May 1690
WherePort-Royal, Canada44.711N, 65.610W
OutcomeEnglish victory
Belligerents23px Massachusetts Bayagainst23px|border Acadia
Casualties and lossesNoneandAll surrendered
Part ofKing William's War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the King William's War

Battle of Fort Albany, 1688Siege of Pemaquid, 1689Raid on Dover, 1689Battle of Brackett's Wood, 1689Battle of Fort Loyal, 1690Raid on Salmon Falls, 1690Battle of Port Royal, 1690Battle of Chedabucto, 1690Battle of Quebec, 1690Battle of La Prairie, 1691Naval battle off St. John, 1691Raid on Wells, 1692Battle of Fort Albany, 1693Battle of Wilton, 1693Raid on Oyster River, 1694Capture of York Factory, 1694Siege of Pemaquid, 1696Siege of Fort Nashwaak, 1696Raid on Chignecto, 1696Battle of Fundy Bay, 169616881696Battle of Port Royal, 1690
20 placed engagements of the King William's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 May 1690
PlacePort-Royal, Canada
44.711N, 65.610W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength446 provincial soldiers; 226 seamen; 7 warships; 78 cannonsFewer than 90 soldiers; 18 cannons (none mounted)
Casualties and lossesNoneAll surrendered
Commanders
  • William Phips
  • John March (colonel)
  • Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Meneval
  • Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste
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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 1690 and 1707.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1690

Battle of Port Royal is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872090, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Port Royal (1690), revision 1375089342, 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.