New England expeditionary force

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The New England expeditionary force was a colonial military contingent raised by the New England colonies to conduct offensive operations, notably against French-held positions such as Port Royal during King William’s War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military unit
expeditionary force
allegiance English Crown NERFINISHED
conflict King William’s War NERFINISHED
Nine Years’ War NERFINISHED
country English colonies in North America
hasRole offensive land operations
historicalRegion British America NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand English NERFINISHED
locatedIn New England
militaryBranch colonial militia
notableOperation expedition against Port Royal NERFINISHED
offensive operations against French-held positions
operatedBy New England colonies NERFINISHED
opponent French colonial forces in North America NERFINISHED
French forces at Port Royal
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
partOf English colonial forces in North America
purpose to conduct offensive operations against French-held positions
raisedBy Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED
New Hampshire Colony NERFINISHED
Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED
Rhode Island Colony NERFINISHED
target Port Royal NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Acadia NERFINISHED
Northeastern North America NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 17th century

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Battle of Port Royal (1690) attacker New England expeditionary force
Father Rale's War theater New England expeditionary force
this entity surface form: Northeast Coast campaign theater