The Battle of Grand Pré, also known as the Battle of Minas and the Grand Pré Massacre, is a battle in King George's War that takes place between New England forces and Canadian, Mi'kmaq and Acadian forces at present-day Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia in the winter of 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
The New England forces are contained to Annapolis Royal and want to secure the head of the Bay of Fundy.
Led by Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers and Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, under orders from Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay, the French forces surprise and defeated a force of British troops, Massachusetts militia and rangers that are quartered in the village.
