Battle of Fort Nelson

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The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville’s campaigns in Hudson Bay
competition for North American fur resources
belligerentSide English garrison of an HBC trading post
French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
combatant England
France
Hudson's Bay Company
surface form: Hudson’s Bay Company

New France
commander Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
conflictType naval and land engagement
effect assertion of French influence over the Hudson Bay fur trade
temporary disruption of English trading operations in Hudson Bay
era colonial era in North America
location Fort Nelson
Hudson Bay
Rupert's Land
surface form: Rupert’s Land
objective to seize an English fur-trading post
outcome capture of an English trading post
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in North America
struggle for control of the Hudson Bay fur trade
relatedTo French–English rivalry in North America
Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts
fur trade in Hudson Bay
result French victory
strategicSignificance strengthened French claims in the Hudson Bay region
theatre Hudson Bay region
surface form: Hudson Bay theatre of Anglo-French colonial wars
timePeriod late 17th century

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Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville notableBattle Battle of Fort Nelson