Battle of Port Royal (1690) 1690
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 19 May 1690 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1690 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Canada | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | King William's War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.7111, -65.6100 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Port Royal was fought on 19 May 1690 at Port Royal, the capital of Acadia, during King William's War. A large force of New England provincial troops arrived before Port Royal. The Governor of Acadia Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval had only 70 soldiers; the unfinished enceinte remained open and its 18 cannon had not been brought into firing positions; 42 young men of Port-Royal were absent. Any resistance therefore appeared useless. Meneval surrendered without resistance not long after the New Englanders arrived. The New Englanders, led by Sir William Phips, after alleging Acadian violations of the terms of surrender, plundered the town and the fort.
After the New Englanders sacked Pentagouet, the Wabanaki Confederacy retaliated with raids along the New England border (See Siege of Pemaquid (1689) and Raid on Salmon Falls) . These attacks were coordinated from Fort Meductic in Acadia. The merchants of Salem and Boston got up a subscription, and in the spring of 1690 the government of Massachusetts organized a campaign led by William Phips against the Acadian settlements.
The aftermath of the surrender of Port Royal was unlike any of the previous military campaigns against Acadia.
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