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
Louis de Buade de Frontenac meeting with an English envoy prior to the Battle of Quebec
Major Richard Waldron shortly before his death during the Abenaki raid on Dover
William Phips, the Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, led an assault on Port Royal.
In 1696, a military campaign saw the sacking of English settlements on the Avalon Peninsula.
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
King William's War
…the other, led by Sir William Phips, targeted Quebec. Winthrop's expedition failed because of disease and supply issues, and Phips was defeated in the Battle of Quebec. The Quebec and Port Royal expeditions were the only major New England offensives of King William's War; for the remainder of the war, the English…
1847 illustration of the battle
Phips' fleet reaching the Quebec basin on 16 October