Battle at Chignecto information

Battle at Chignecto
	Part of Father Le Loutre's War
	; Charles Lawrence
Date	September 3, 1750
Location	Chignecto, Nova Scotia45°55′00″N 64°09′57″W / 45.916639°N 64.165806°W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Mi'kmaq militia ; Acadian militia	Great Britain; British America
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Louis Le Loutre; Louis de La Corne; Louis Le Neuf de la Valiere ; Joseph Broussard (Beausoliel); Chief Étienne Bâtard; Father Charles Germain	Charles Lawrence; John Gorham; Captain John Rous; Silvanus Cobb; Horatio Gates ; Captain William Clapham; Colonel Peregrine Lascelles; John Salusbury; Hugh Warburton; Joseph Gorham; Joshua Winslow; John Brewse (wounded) ; Captain William Rickson; Francis Bartelo †; Henry Grace (POW)
Strength
300 Mi'kmaq and Acadian militia	700 British regulars and New England Rangers
Casualties and losses
7-8 Mi'kmaq	20 killed; 3 killed, 12 missing

The Battle at Chignecto happened during Father Le Loutre's War when Charles Lawrence, in command of the 45th Regiment of Foot (Hugh Warburton's regiment) and the 47th Regiment (Peregrine Lascelles' regiment), John Gorham in command of the Rangers and Captain John Rous in command of the navy, fought against the French monarchists at Chignecto.^[10] This battle was the first attempt by the British to occupy the head of the Bay of Fundy since the disastrous Battle of Grand Pré three years earlier. They fought against a militia made up of Mi'kmaq and Acadians led by Jean-Louis Le Loutre and Joseph Broussard (Beausoliel). The battle happened at Isthmus of Chignecto, Nova Scotia on 3 September 1750.

^ Johnson, Micheline D. (1979). "Germain, Charles". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ "A history of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie". 1865.
^ Sutherland, Maxwell (1979). "Brewse, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ "Wolfe in Scotland in the '45 and from 1749 to 1753". 1928.
^ The history of the life and sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the county of Southampton. Being a narrative of the hardships he underwent during several years captivity among the savages in North America, ... Written by himself
^ DiAngelis, Heather Nicole (2011). "Determining Reliability in Indian Captivity Narratives". William & Mary.
^ Minutes of Board of Trade. 9 Nov. 1750
^ p. 10
^ Winslow's journal
^ Salsbury's journal re: Gates

[1] Johnson, Micheline D. (1979). "Germain, Charles". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

[2] "A history of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie". 1865.

[3] Sutherland, Maxwell (1979). "Brewse, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

[4] "Wolfe in Scotland in the '45 and from 1749 to 1753". 1928.

[5] The history of the life and sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the county of Southampton. Being a narrative of the hardships he underwent during several years captivity among the savages in North America, ... Written by himself

[6] DiAngelis, Heather Nicole (2011). "Determining Reliability in Indian Captivity Narratives". William & Mary.

[7] Minutes of Board of Trade. 9 Nov. 1750

[8] . 10

[9] Winslow's journal

[10] Salsbury's journal re: Gates

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