Battle at Chignecto
The Battle at Chignecto happened during Father Le Loutre's War when Charles Lawrence, in command of the 45th Regiment of Foot (Hugh Warburton's regiment) and the 47th Regiment (Peregrine Lascelles' regiment), John Gorham in command of the Rangers and Captain John Rous in command of the navy, fought against the French monarchists at Chignecto. This battle was the first attempt by the British to occupy the head of the Bay of Fundy since the disastrous Battle of Grand Pré three years earlier. They fought against a militia made up of Mi'kmaq and Acadians led by Jean-Louis Le Loutre and Joseph Broussard (Beausoliel). The battle happened at Isthmus of Chignecto, Nova Scotia on 3 September 1750.
Battle of Grand Pré
Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
St. Paul's Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot47th (Lancashire) Regiment of FootCharles Lawrence (British Army officer)Edward How (military officer)Fort Lawrence (Nova Scotia)Fort Sackville (Nova Scotia)Francis BarteloGorham's RangersHoratio GatesHugh WarburtonJean-Baptiste CopeJean-Louis Le LoutreJohn BrewseJohn Gorham (military officer)John RousJohn Salusbury (diarist)Joseph BroussardJoshua WinslowLouis de la Corne, Chevalier de la CorneMilitary history of CanadaWilliam ClaphamÉtienne Bâtard
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Battle at Chignecto
The Battle at Chignecto happened during Father Le Loutre's War when Charles Lawrence, in command of the 45th Regiment of Foot (Hugh Warburton's regiment) and the 47th Regiment (Peregrine Lascelles' regiment), John Gorham in command of the Rangers and Captain John Rous in command of the navy, fought against the French monarchists at Chignecto. This battle was the first attempt by the British to occupy the head of the Bay of Fundy since the disastrous Battle of Grand Pré three years earlier. They fought against a militia made up of Mi'kmaq and Acadians led by Jean-Louis Le Loutre and Joseph Broussard (Beausoliel). The battle happened at Isthmus of Chignecto, Nova Scotia on 3 September 1750.
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300 Mi'kmaq andAcadian militia
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