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Siege of Port Royal

Siege of Port Royal was a siege conducted on 5 October 1710 at Port-Royal, in what is now Canada; it lasted 8 days. It was part of the Queen Anne's War, which ran from 1702 to 1713. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: About 2,000 regular and provincial soldiers against Fewer than 300.

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Probably Francis Nicholson(1655-1728), English/British colonial governor or lieutenant governor of several North American provinces.
Probably Francis Nicholson(1655-1728), English/British colonial governor or lieutenant governor of several North American provinces.. Michael Dahl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 October 1710lasted 8 days
WherePort-Royal, Canada44.742N, 65.519W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; HaudenosauneeagainstKingdom of France; Acadians; Wabanaki Confederacy; Mi'kmaq; Abenaki
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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, 171117021711Siege of Port Royal, 1710
17 placed engagements of the Queen Anne's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 October 1710
to 13 October 1710
PlacePort-Royal, Canada
44.742N, 65.519W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthAbout 2,000 regular and provincial soldiersFewer than 300
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Francis Nicholson
  • Samuel Vetch
  • Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
  • Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1710 and 1745.

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Elsewhere in 1710

Siege of Port 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 Q3078994, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Port Royal (1710), revision 1379977684, 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.