The St. John River Campaign occurred Coming_to_be during the French and Indian War when Colonel Robert Monckton led a force of 1150 British soldiers to destroy Destroying the Acadian settlements along the banks of the Saint John River until they reached Arriving the largest village of Sainte-Anne des Pays-Bas ( present day Fredericton , New Brunswick ) in February 1759 .

The Acadian militia was led by French officer Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot and Acadian Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine .

The Acadian militia was led by French officer Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot and Acadian Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine .

There were about 100 Acadian families on the Saint John River , with a large concentration at Ste Anne .

According to one historian , the level of Acadian suffering greatly increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the late summer of 1758 .

The Siege of Port Royal ( 5 – 13 October 1710 ) , also known as the Conquest of Acadia , was a military siege conducted Action by British regular and provincial forces under the command Control of Francis Nicholson against a French Acadian garrison and the Wabanaki Confederacy under the command of Daniel d'Auger de Subercase , at the Acadian capital , Port Royal .

The Siege of Port Royal ( 5 – 13 October 1710 ) , also known as the Conquest of Acadia , was a military siege conducted Action by British regular and provincial forces under the command Control of Francis Nicholson against a French Acadian garrison and the Wabanaki Confederacy under the command of Daniel d'Auger de Subercase , at the Acadian capital , Port Royal .

The siege was the third British attempt during Queen Anne 's War to capture Conquering the Acadian capital , and it had profound consequences over the next 50 years .