Phips' capture of Port Royal

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Phips' capture of Port Royal was a 1690 New England colonial expedition in which Sir William Phips seized the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia during King William’s War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in King William's War
military campaign
siege
appliesToJurisdiction New England Colonies
belligerent Massachusetts Bay Colony
Province of Acadia
chronologicallyPrecedes recapture of Port Royal by French forces
commander Sir William Phips
conflict King William's War
conflictType colonial warfare in North America
country Kingdom of England
describedBySource French colonial correspondence from Acadia
contemporary New England colonial records
followedBy Phips' expedition against Quebec (1690)
hasCause Anglo-French rivalry in North America
outbreak of King William's War in North America
hasEffect disruption of French control in Acadia
plundering of Port Royal settlement
temporary English occupation of Port Royal
hasPart siege of Port Royal (1690)
languageOfRecord English
French
location Port Royal, Acadia
linked to: Port-Royal (Acadia)

present-day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
militaryObjective capture of the French stronghold at Port Royal
namedAfter Sir William Phips
notableFor being one of the earliest major New England offensives against New France
leading to the brief English control of Port Royal in 1690
opponent French colonial forces in Acadia
Kingdom of France
opponentCommander Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Meneval
participant Massachusetts Bay Colony forces
New England colonial militia
Sir William Phips
partOf New England military operations against New France
Nine Years' War
pointInTime 1690
result English victory
significantPlace Acadia
Bay of Fundy
startTime May 1690
usedForceType land forces
naval expedition

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Battle of Port Royal (1690) alsoKnownAs Phips' capture of Port Royal
New England expeditionary force notableOperation expedition against Port Royal
linked to: Phips' capture of Port Royal