Battle of Quebec (1690)
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The Battle of Quebec was fought in October 1690 between the colonies of New France and Massachusetts Bay, then ruled by the kingdoms of France and England, respectively. It was the first time Quebec C
1847 illustration of the battle
Sir William Phips, who in 1690 was appointed the major-general of Massachusetts, to command an expedition against Acadia
Phips' fleet reaching the Quebec basin on 16 October
Frontenac and his officers receiving Savage
King William's War
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King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War. It was the first of six colonial wars fought between New France and New England along with their respective Native allies befo
Battle of Quebec (1690)
…of France and England, respectively. It was the first time Quebec City's defences were tested. Following the capture of Port Royal in Acadia, during King William's War, the New Englanders hoped to seize Quebec City itself, the capital of New France. The loss of the Acadian fort shocked the Canadiens, and Governor-General…
Major Richard Waldron shortly before his death during the Abenaki raid on Dover
In 1696, a military campaign saw the sacking of English settlements on the Avalon Peninsula.