Avalon Peninsula campaign

Avalon Peninsula campaign
	Part of King William's War
	; Depiction of the sacking of English settlements in Newfoundland by the French
Date	November 10, 1696 - April 19, 1697
Location	present-day Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
Result	French, Abenaki, Acadian victory
Belligerents
France New France; Abenaki; Mi'kmaq militia; Acadian militia;	English colonists
Commanders and leaders
	Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville ; Father Jean Baudoin; Chief Nescambious; Jacques Testard de Montigny; Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan; Louis-Simon le Poupet de la Boularderie
Strength
124 marines, and Abenaki Indians, several ships	over 100 English colonists
Casualties and losses
unknown	100 English killed, many times that number captured, and almost 500 deported

The Avalon Peninsula campaign occurred during King William's War when forces of New France, led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Governor Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan, destroyed 23 English settlements along the coast of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland in the span of three months. The campaign began with raiding Ferryland on November 10, 1696, and continued along the coast until they raided the village of Heart's Content.

After the Siege of Pemaquid, d'Iberville along with Father Jean Baudoin led a force of Canadians, Acadians, Mi'kmaq, and Abenakis in the Avalon Peninsula campaign. They destroyed almost every English settlement in Newfoundland, over 100 English were killed, many times that number captured, and almost 500 deported to England or France.

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