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Battle of Placentia

Battle of Placentia was a battle fought in 1692 at Placentia, in what is now Canada. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Placentia. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 50 against 500.

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Fought1692
WherePlacentia, Canada47.246N, 53.961W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstEngland
Casualties and losses1 WIAand6 KIA

Record

Date1692 (year precision)
PlacePlacentia, Canada
47.246N, 53.961W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength50500
Casualties and losses1 WIA6 KIA
Commanders
  • Philippe Pastour de Costebelle
  • Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan
  • Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
Battle of PlacentiaBattle of PlacentiaNewfoundland ExpeditionSiege of St. John'sBattle of St. John'sBattle of Signal HillAction of 8 June 1755Newfoundland ExpeditionSiege of St. John'sBattle of St. John'sAction of 8 June 1755Trepassey100 km47.246N, 53.961W
Placed at Placentia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1692

Battle of Placentia is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 149 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21070959, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Placentia (1692), revision 1370586187, 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.