Raid on Dartmouth (1751)
| Raid on Dartmouth | |||||||
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| Part of Father Le Loutre's War | |||||||
John George Pyke, Only image of survivor of the Raid on Dartmouth (1751) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Mi'kmaq militia Acadian militia | British America | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil) |
Captain William Clapham Lt. Clark, Warburton's Regiment (wounded) Sgt. ?, 45th Regiment † Superior officer ?, 45th Regiment † Captain Thomas Stannard (taken prisoner) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60 Acadian and Mi'kmaq | 60 British regulars and rangers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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disputed: Cornwallis: 6 Mi'kmaq Salusbury: one or two Mi'kmaq |
disputed: Cornwallis: 4 killed; 6 prisoners; Wilson's journal: 15 killed, 7 wounded (3 die in hospital), 6 prisoners; Salusbury journal: 20 killed; London Magazine: 8 settlers and a few officers killed, 14 prisoners | ||||||
The Raid on Dartmouth (also referred to as the Dartmouth Massacre) occurred during Father Le Loutre's War on May 13, 1751, when a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militia from Chignecto, under the command of Acadian Joseph Broussard, raided Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, destroying the town and killing twenty British villagers and wounding British regulars. The town was protected by a blockhouse on Blockhouse Hill (close to the corner of King St. and North St.) with William Clapham's Rangers and British regulars from the 45th Regiment of Foot. This raid was one of seven Miꞌkmaq and Acadians would conduct against the town during the war.