Raid on Canso
The Raid on Canso was an attack by French forces from Louisbourg on the British outpost Fort William Augustus at Canso, Nova Scotia shortly after war declarations opened King George's War. The French raid was intended to boost morale, secure Louisbourg's supply lines with the surrounding Acadian settlements, and deprive Britain of a base from which to attack Louisbourg. While the settlement was utterly destroyed, the objective failed, since the British launched an attack on Louisbourg in 1745, using Canso as a staging area.
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Raid on Canso
The Raid on Canso was an attack by French forces from Louisbourg on the British outpost Fort William Augustus at Canso, Nova Scotia shortly after war declarations opened King George's War. The French raid was intended to boost morale, secure Louisbourg's supply lines with the surrounding Acadian settlements, and deprive Britain of a base from which to attack Louisbourg. While the settlement was utterly destroyed, the objective failed, since the British launched an attack on Louisbourg in 1745, using Canso as a staging area.
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The Raid on Canso was an attac ...... using Canso as a staging area.
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5 prisoners, 2 wounded, 1 killed
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Wabanaki Confederacy(Mi'kmaq militia)
date
1744-05-23
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French victory
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*139 men and officers of thetroupes de la marine
*14 fishing boats
*2 privateers
*212 militia
17 vessels
351 soldiers
over 100 men
several ships
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King George's War
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Troupes de la marine
Wabanaki Confederacy
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The Raid on Canso was an attac ...... using Canso as a staging area.
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