Battle of La Prairie

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The Battle of La Prairie was a 1691 engagement in New France during King William’s War, in which French and allied Indigenous forces repelled an English and Iroquois expedition near Montreal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of La Prairie
surface form: Battle of La Prairie-de-la-Madeleine
belligerent English colonies in North America
France
French colonial militia
Indigenous allies of France
Iroquois Confederacy
New France
Province of New York
campaign English and Iroquois expedition against Montreal
combatant1 French colonial forces
Indigenous allies of New France
combatant2 English colonial forces
Iroquois warriors
commander John Schuyler
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
surface form: Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil

Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
surface form: Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
conflict King William's War
countryAtTime New France
date 1691-08-11
era 17th century
involvedIndigenousPeoples Indigenous allies of New France
Iroquois Confederacy
location La Prairie, New France
near Montreal
objective defense of Montreal
partOf King William's War
precededBy raids by New York and Iroquois forces into New France
presentDayLocation La Prairie, Quebec
surface form: La Prairie, Quebec, Canada
relatedConflict Nine Years' War
result English and Iroquois expedition repelled
French and allied Indigenous victory
strategicSignificance helped secure Montreal against English and Iroquois raids
theatre North American theater of the Nine Years' War
typeOfEngagement land battle
year 1691

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King William's War hasPart Battle of La Prairie
Battle of La Prairie alsoKnownAs Battle of La Prairie
this entity surface form: Battle of La Prairie-de-la-Madeleine