Battle of Grand Pré

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Grand Pré was a 1747 engagement during King George’s War in which French and Acadian forces surprised and defeated a British garrison in present-day Nova Scotia, Canada.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Grand Pré canonical	2
siege of Grand Pré	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	boost to French and Acadian morale ⓘ weakening of British position in Minas Basin area ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Grand Pre NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Grand-Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Acadian militia NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
cause	ongoing Anglo-French rivalry in North America ⓘ struggle for control of Acadia ⓘ
combatant1	British colonial troops ⓘ New England provincial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant2	Acadian militia NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial troops ⓘ
commander	Arthur Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas-Antoine Coulon de Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Marin de la Malgue NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn	King George's War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	land battle ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
date	1747-02-11 ⓘ
endDate	1747-02-12 ⓘ
historicalRegion	Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup	Acadians ⓘ Mi'kmaq allies ⓘ
isPartOf	French and Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial conflicts in North America ⓘ
killedCommander	Arthur Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Nova Scotia ⓘ
notableFor	heavy British casualties ⓘ surprise night attack ⓘ use of snowshoes and winter campaigning ⓘ
opponent	Acadian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French forces ⓘ
partOf	King George's War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744) NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayMunicipality	Grand Pré, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryWeaponry	bayonets ⓘ muskets ⓘ
result	French and Acadian victory ⓘ
startDate	1747-02-11 ⓘ
theatre	North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	winter ⓘ
year	1747 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Grand Pré (1747) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Grand Pré ⓘ

Military history of New France → hasPart → Battle of Grand Pré ⓘ

Father Le Loutre's War → significantEvent → Battle of Grand Pré ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Grand Pré