Battle of Port Royal

Name: Battle of Port Royal
Start: 1690-05-19

19 May 1690 · 44.71° N, 65.61° W

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When: 19 May 1690
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 44.71° N, 65.61° W
Description: battle of King William's War in 1690

Battle of Port Royal (1690)

Battle of King William's War

The Battle of Port Royal was fought on 19 May 1690 at Port Royal, the capital of Acadia, during King William's War. A large force of New England provincial troops arrived before Port Royal. The Governor of Acadia Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval had only 70 soldiers; the unfinished enceinte remained open and its 18 cannon had not been brought into firing positions; 42 young men of Port-Royal were absent.

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King William's WarApr 1688 · War

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