Battle of La Prairie

When

11 Aug 1691

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.42° N, 73.50° W

Description

1691 failed English colonial expedition against Montreal during the the King William's War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1691 failed English colonial expeditions against Montreal during King William's War

The Battle of La Prairie was an attack made on the French colonial settlement of La Prairie, New France on August 11, 1691 by an English, Mohawk and Mohican force coming north from Albany, New York. The force, led by Major Pieter Schuyler, initially intended to attack Montreal, but was repulsed with significant casualties by the French and their Indian allies.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of La Prairie in Canada: An English and Iroquois force come north from Albany, New York to attack Montreal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “un raid anglais mené par le major Peter Schuyler, avec 300 miliciens et Iroquois, est repoussé à Laprairie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• King William's WarApr 1688 · War