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Raid on Chignecto

20 Sep 1696 – 29 Sep 1696 · 45.92° N, 64.17° W

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20 Sep 1696 – 29 Sep 1696
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Battle
Coordinates
45.92° N, 64.17° W
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Raid during King William's War on Chignecto, Acadia

Raid on Chignecto (1696)

Raid during King William's War on Chignecto, Acadia

The Raid on Chignecto occurred during King William's War when New England forces from Boston attacked the Isthmus of Chignecto, Acadia in present-day Nova Scotia. The raid was in retaliation for the French and Indian Siege of Pemaquid (1696) at present day Bristol, Maine. In the English Province of Massachusetts Bay. Colonel Benjamin Church was the leader of the New England force of 400 men.

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