The most violent moment of the war…
June 1724 CE
The most violent moment of the war for Annapolis Royal comes on July 4, 1724, when a group of sixty Mi'kmaq and Maliseets raid the capital.
They kill and scalp a sergeant and a private, wound four more soldiers, and terrorize the village.
They also burn houses and take prisoners.
The British respond by executing one of the Mi'kmaq hostages on the same spot the sergeant was killed.
They also burn three Acadian houses in retaliation.
As a result of the raid, three blockhouses are built to protect the town.
The Acadian church is moved closer to the fort so that it can be more easily monitored.
Groups
Abenaki people (Amerind tribe)
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Maliseet, or Wolastoqiyik, people (Amerind tribe)
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Mi'kmaq people (Amerind tribe)
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New France (French Colony)
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Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus
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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
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New Hampshire, English royal Province of
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Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony)
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Britain, Kingdom of Great
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Nova Scotia (British Colony)
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