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 .

Then they moved up Motion the river and raided Attack Grimross ( Gagetown , New Brunswick ) , Jemseg , and finally they reached Arriving Sainte-Anne des Pays-Bas .