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Naval battle off St. John | |||||||
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Part of the King William's War | |||||||
![]() Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2 ships of the line with a province tender | 2 ships of the line | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 ship captured | none |
The Naval battle off St. John took place on July 14, 1696, between France and England toward the end of King William's War in the Bay of Fundy off present-day Saint John, New Brunswick. The English ships were sent from Boston to interrupt the supplies being taken by French officer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville from Quebec to the capital of Acadia, Fort Nashwaak (Fredericton, New Brunswick) on the Saint John River. The French ships of war Envieux and Profond captured the English frigate Newport ( 24 guns), while the English frigate Sorlings (34 guns) and a provincial tender escaped.[1]