Battle

Raid on Dartmouth

13 May 1751 · 44.69° N, 63.60° W

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When
13 May 1751
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
44.69° N, 63.60° W
Description
1751 Massacre of British-Canadians during Father Le Loutre's War

Raid on Dartmouth (1751)

Killing of British villagers and soldiers during Father Le Loutre's War

The Raid on Dartmouth occurred during Father Le Loutre's War on May 13, 1751, when a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militia from Chignecto, under the command of Acadian Joseph Broussard, raided Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, destroying the town and killing twenty British villagers and wounding British regulars.

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