Lunenburg campaign (1758)
| Lunenburg campaign | |||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||
Jean-Baptiste Moreau, buried many of the 32 killed | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Great Britain |
Mi'kmaq militia Acadian militia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Lieut-Colonel Patrick Sutherland Dettlieb Christopher Jessen Joseph Gorham Captain Rudolf Faesch (3rd Battalion, 60th Regiment of Foot) Montgomery's regiment Naval Captain Silvanus Cobb |
Charles Deschamps de Boishebert Chief Joseph Labrador Chief Paul Laurent | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 30 | unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 32 killed | none | ||||
The Lunenburg campaign was executed by the Mi'kmaq militia and Acadian militia against the Foreign Protestants who the British had settled on the Lunenburg Peninsula during the French and Indian War. The British deployed Joseph Gorham and his Rangers along with Captain Rudolf Faesch and regular troops of the 60th Regiment of Foot to defend Lunenburg. The campaign was so successful, by November 1758, the members of the House of Assembly for Lunenburg stated "they received no benefit from His Majesty's Troops or Rangers" and required more protection.