Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745)

Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745)
Part of King George's War
Nova Scotia Lt. Gov. Paul Mascarene, commander of the 40th Regiment, portrait by John Smibert, 1729
Date 2–23 May 1745 (old style)[1] Location Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France  Mi'kmaq Indians  Maliseet Indians
Commanders and leaders
Paul Mascarene Edward Tyng	Paul Marin de la Malgue Antoine Le Poupet de La Boularderie[2]
Strength
250?	500 French soldiers and natives

The siege of Annapolis Royal in 1745 involved the third 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. During the siege William Pote was taken prisoner and wrote one of the rare captivity narratives that exist from Nova Scotia and Acadia.