Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)

Siege of Annapolis Royal
	Part of King George's War
	; Nova Scotia Lt. Gov. Paul Mascarene, commander of the 40th Regiment, portrait by John Smibert, 1729
Date	1 July – 6 October 1744
Location	Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia44°44′28.1″N 65°30′40.8″W / 44.741139°N 65.511333°W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France; Mi'kmaq Indians; Maliseet Indians
Commanders and leaders
Paul Mascarene; John Gorham; Edward How; Edward Tyng	Jean-Louis Le Loutre; François Dupont Duvivier; Pierre Maillard; Joseph-Nicolas Gautier; Joseph LeBlanc
Strength
100 (first siege); 250 (second siege)	300-500 (first siege); 600-700 total; 24 Acadians, 56 French soldiers, 100 Mi'kmaq from Ile Royal, 30 Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia (second siege)
Casualties and losses
"considerable British casualties each night" (Sept.9-15)	Maliesst

The siege of Annapolis Royal (also known as the siege of Fort Anne) in 1744 involved two of four attempts by the French, along with their Acadian and native allies, to regain the capital of Nova Scotia/Acadia, Annapolis Royal, during King George's War. The siege is noted for Governor of Nova Scotia Paul Mascarene successfully defending the last British outpost in the colony and for the first arrival of New England Ranger John Gorham to Nova Scotia. The French and Mi'kmaq land forces were thwarted on both attempts on the capital because of the failure of French naval support to arrive.^[7]^[8]

^ p. 168, note 10
^ Pothier, Bernard (1974). "Leblanc, Le Maigre, Joseph". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ Pothier (1985), p. 65.
^ p. 141
^ Pothier (1985), p. 67.
^ Pote, William (1896). The Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr., during his Captivity in the French and Indian War from May, 1745, to August, 1747. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 59.
^ Pothier (1985), p. 63.
^ Rawlyk, George A. (1999). Yankees at Louisbourg: The Story of the First Siege, 1745. Breton Books. ISBN 978-1-895415-45-2.

[1] . 168, note 10

[2] Pothier, Bernard (1974). "Leblanc, Le Maigre, Joseph". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

[FOOTNOTEPothier198565-3] Pothier (1985), p. 65.

[4] . 141

[FOOTNOTEPothier198567-5] Pothier (1985), p. 67.

[6] Pote, William (1896). The Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr., during his Captivity in the French and Indian War from May, 1745, to August, 1747. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 59.

[FOOTNOTEPothier198563-7] Pothier (1985), p. 63.

[8] Rawlyk, George A. (1999). Yankees at Louisbourg: The Story of the First Siege, 1745. Breton Books. ISBN 978-1-895415-45-2.

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