What the records say
- When
- 14 Jul 1696
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.27° N, 66.06° W
- Description
- 1696 battle of King William's War
- Naval
- yes
Naval battle off St. John (1696)
Battle of King William's War
The Naval battle off St. John took place on July 14, 1696, between France and England toward the end of King William's War in the Bay of Fundy off present-day Saint John, New Brunswick. The English ships were sent from Boston to interrupt the supplies being taken by French officer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville from Quebec to the capital of Acadia, Fort Nashwaak on the Saint John River.
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