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Siege of Grand Pre

Siege of Grand Pre was a siege conducted on 27 November 1749 at Grand-Pré, in what is now Canada; it lasted 7 days. It was part of the Father Le Loutre's War, which ran from 1749 to 1755. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 300 Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Acadians against Unknown British regulars.

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View of Acadian Memorial (foreground) and Planters Monument (background) at Grand Pre (Gaspereau River), Nova Scotia
View of Acadian Memorial (foreground) and Planters Monument (background) at Grand Pre (Gaspereau River), Nova Scotia. Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 November 1749lasted 7 days
WhereGrand-Pré, Canada45.109N, 64.309W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsWabanaki Confederacy (Mi'kmaq militia; Maliseet militia); Penobscot; Acadia militiaagainstBritish America
Casualties and lossesUnknownand25 prisoners; 2 killed
Part ofFather Le Loutre's War1749 to 1755

Where it sits in the Father Le Loutre's War

Raid on Dartmouth, 1749Siege of Grand Pre, 1749Battle at St. Croix, 1750Battle at Chignecto, 1750Raid on Dartmouth, 175117491751Siege of Grand Pre, 1749
5 placed engagements of the Father Le Loutre's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 November 1749
to 4 December 1749
PlaceGrand-Pré, Canada
45.109N, 64.309W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength300 Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and AcadiansUnknown British regulars
Casualties and lossesUnknown25 prisoners; 2 killed
Commanders
  • Captain Handfield
Siege of Grand PreSiege of Grand PreBattle of Grand PréRaid on Grand PréBattle at St. CroixRaid on DartmouthRaid on DartmouthBattle at St. CroixRaid on DartmouthRaid on DartmouthCharlottetownMonctonSaint JohnDigbyNew GlasgowAmherstLiverpool100 km45.109N, 64.309W
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1704 and 1749.

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Elsewhere in 1749

Siege of Grand Pre is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 149 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510056, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Grand Pré, revision 1375230172, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.