British campaigns against French Acadia

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The British campaigns against French Acadia were a series of early 18th-century military operations aimed at wresting control of the Acadian region from France during the wider struggle for dominance in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-French conflict
military campaign
commandedAgainstBy Daniel d’Auger de Subercase
commandedBy Francis Nicholson
Samuel Vetch
conflictBetween Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
endCause Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
linked to: Treaty of Utrecht
followedBy British efforts to consolidate control over Nova Scotia
later tensions leading to the Acadian Expulsion
hasComponent New England expeditions against Acadian settlements
Queen Anne’s War operations in Acadia
Siege of Port Royal (1707)
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
naval operations in the Bay of Fundy
hasContext Queen Anne’s War
linked to: Queen Anne's War

War of the Spanish Succession
hasMainBelligerent Acadian militia
British colonial forces
French colonial forces
Wabanaki Confederacy
hasMainObjective wrest control of Acadia from France
hasOutcome British conquest of mainland Acadia
fall of Port Royal in 1710
transfer of Acadia to Britain by treaty
hasTimePeriod early 18th century
historicalRegionTargeted parts of present-day Maine
parts of present-day New Brunswick
present-day Nova Scotia
locatedIn Acadia
Northeastern North America
opposedBy Acadian settlers
French garrison at Port Royal
Mi’kmaq warriors
linked to: Mi'kmaq warriors
partOf Anglo-French wars in North America
struggle for dominance in North America
relatedToTreaty Treaty of Utrecht
resultedIn continued French presence in Île Royale (Cape Breton Island)
continued French presence in Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island)
decline of French political control in Acadia
establishment of British Nova Scotia
strategicObjective limit French alliance networks with Indigenous peoples
protect New England fisheries and trade
secure approaches to the Saint Lawrence River
supportedBy New England colonies
Royal Navy

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Samuel Vetch participantIn British campaigns against French Acadia
French colony of Acadia significantEvent British conquest of Acadia in 1710
linked to: British campaigns against French Acadia
Acadian nationalism hasHistoricalContext British conquest of Acadia
linked to: British campaigns against French Acadia
Phips' capture of Port Royal partOf New England military operations against New France
linked to: British campaigns against French Acadia
British campaigns against French Acadia hasComponent New England expeditions against Acadian settlements
linked to: British campaigns against French Acadia