Battle at Port-la-Joye
The Battle at Port-la-Joye (also known as the Port-la-Joye Massacre) was a battle in King George's War that took place with British against French troops and Mi'kmaq militia on the banks of present-day Hillsborough River, Prince Edward Island in the summer of 1746. French officer Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay sent French and Mi'kmaq forces to Port-la-Joye where they surprised and defeated a force of 200 Massachusetts militia in two British naval vessels that were gathering provisions for recently captured Louisbourg.
| Battle at Port-la-Joye | |||||||
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Soldier of the 29th Regiment of Foot, 1742 | |||||||
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France New France Mi'kmaq militia |
British America Great Britain | ||||||
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Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay (overall French commander) Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers (French commander) Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot Joseph-Michel Legardeur de Croisille et de Montesson | Captain John Rous, Captain Hugh Scott | ||||||
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Acadian militia Wabanaki Confederacy (Mi'kmaq militia) Troupes de la marine |
29th Regiment Gorham's Rangers | ||||||
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| 300 French regulars and militia; 200 Mi'kmaq | 40 British troops | ||||||
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| 2 Mi'kmaq killed, 2 wounded; 40 Acadian prisoners | 34 British troops killed, 7 prisoners | ||||||
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