The Phips force consists of "7 ships,…

The Phips force consists of "7 ships, armed with 78 cannon and carrying 736 men, 446 of them being militiamen."

The French garrison consists of only eighty soldiers, and the fortifications are in a state of disrepair; available cannon are not mounted.

One of the fighters who is to become a prominent defender of Acadian interests is Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste.

Governor Meneval, realizing the hopelessness of the situation, negotiates an honorable surrender on May 19, although Phips refuses to put it in writing.

After some of his men begin plundering the town, Phips reneges on the agreement and the New Englanders begin twelve days of looting and pillaging.

They remove the cannons and anything deemed a fortification is leveled.

Phips also orders the Acadian peasantry to swear an oath of allegiance to William and Mary of England.

Phips then determines to install a new government; he organizes a provisional government by personally selecting French Acadian leaders to form a council.