Siege of Port Royal (1710)

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The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.

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instanceOf military conflict
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Port Royal (1710)
surface form: Capture of Port Royal (1710)

Queen Anne's War
surface form: Conquest of Acadia
artillery British siege artillery bombarded French fortifications
belligerent Colonial militia from New England
French colonial forces in Acadia
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Wabanaki Confederacy allies of France
campaign British expedition against Acadia in 1710
capturedPlace Port Royal
surface form: Port Royal, capital of French Acadia
casualtiesAndLosses heavier French casualties
light British casualties
category Battles involving France
Battles involving Great Britain
Military history of Nova Scotia
War of the Spanish Succession
surface form: Sieges of the War of the Spanish Succession
commander Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
Francis Nicholson
Samuel Vetch
conflictOf Queen Anne's War
consequence Port Royal renamed Annapolis Royal
beginning of long-term British rule in mainland Nova Scotia
decline of French political control in Acadia
permanent British control of Port Royal
duration about 8 days of formal siege operations
endDate 1710-10-13
followedBy Raids and campaigns in Acadia during the remainder of Queen Anne's War
continued French and Wabanaki resistance in Acadia
garrisonCommander Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
historicalRegion Acadia
location Port Royal
surface form: Port Royal, Acadia

present-day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
modernCountry Canada
modernProvince Nova Scotia
navalSupport Royal Navy squadron supporting the siege
outcome surrender of Port Royal to British forces
partOf Queen Anne's War
precededBy Siege of Port Royal (1707)
result British victory
significance key step toward British dominance in Atlantic Canada
pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne's War
startDate 1710-10-05
strength about 200 Mi'kmaq and other Indigenous allies
approximately 3,400 British and New England troops
approximately 300–400 French regulars and militia
treatyContext territorial changes later confirmed in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713)

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Queen Anne's War significantEvent Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Siege of Port Royal (1710) alsoKnownAs Siege of Port Royal (1710)
this entity surface form: Capture of Port Royal (1710)
Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) precededBy Siege of Port Royal (1710)
this entity surface form: British capture of Port Royal (1710)
Annapolis Royal campaigns precededBy Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Siege of Port Royal (1707) followedBy Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Samuel Vetch notableWork Siege of Port Royal (1710)
this entity surface form: Planning of the 1710 expedition against Port Royal
Samuel Vetch participantIn Siege of Port Royal (1710)