The conquest of Acadia by Great Britain began with the 1710 capture of the provincial capital, Port Royal.
In the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, France formally ceded Acadia to Britain.
However, there was disagreement about the provincial boundaries, and some Acadians also resisted British rule.
With renewed war imminent in 1744, the leaders of New France formulated plans to retake what the British called Nova Scotia with an assault on the capital, which the British had renamed Annapolis Royal.
The conquest of Acadia by Great Britain began with the 1710 capture of the provincial capital, Port Royal. In the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, France formally ceded Acadia to Britain. However, there was disagreement about the provincial boundaries, and some Acadians also resisted British rule. With renewed war imminent in 1744, the leaders of New France formulated plans to retake what the British called Nova Scotia with an assault on the capital, which the British had renamed Annapolis Royal.
Jean-Louis Le Loutre