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The Failed Invasion Of 1711

Type: Document

When Britain and France went to war again in 1701, raids into New England resumed. A strong British force aimed at capturing Quebec was turned aside by a disaster at sea in 1711. News of this forestalled an invasion by American militia via Lake Champlain.

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Map of the main campaigns in New France and New England

Type: Image

This map shows the theatre of war for the campaigns in New France ('Nouvelle-France') and New England ('Nouvelle-Angleterre') between 1686 and 1711.

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