What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1709
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.57° N, 52.70° W
- Description
- part of a French expedition against English settlements in 1709
Battle of St. John's
Part of a French expedition against English settlements in 1709
The Battle of St. John's was the French capture of St. John's, the capital of the British colony of Newfoundland, on 1 January 1709 [O.S. 21 December 1708], during Queen Anne's War. A mixed and motley force of 164 men led by Joseph de Monbeton de Brouillan de Saint-Ovide, king's lieutenant to Philippe Pastour de Costebelle, the French governor of Plaisance, quickly overwhelmed the British garrison at St.
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