Raid on Saratoga
1745 military action
Raid on Saratoga | |||||||
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Part of King George's War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Paul Marin de la Malgue | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
600 | colonists | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed 60-100 taken prisoner |
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King George's War
- Planned French invasion
- Canso
- Newfoundland
- Annapolis Royal 1st
- Annapolis Royal 2nd
- Port Toulouse
- Capture of Vigilant
- Louisbourg
- Tatamagouche
- 1st Northeast Coast
- Saratoga
- 2nd Northeast Coast
- Ile Saint-Jean
- d'Anville Expedition
- Fort Massachusetts
- Grand Pré
- Fort at Number 4
- 3rd Northeast Coast
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
The Raid on Saratoga was an attack by a French and Indian force on the settlement of Saratoga, New York on November 28, 1745, during King George's War. Led by Paul Marin de la Malgue, the allied force of 600 burned the settlement, killing about 30 and taking 60 to 100 prisoners, in addition.
References
- Peyser, Joseph L. Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre: officer, gentleman, entrepreneur
- Parkman, Francis. A half-century of conflict: France and England in North America, Volume 2
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