Siege of Grand Pré

Siege of Grand Pré
	Part of Father Le Loutre's War
	; Site of siege of Grand Pré, Hortonville, Nova Scotia
Date	November 27-December 4, 1749
Location	Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia (present-day Hortonville, Nova Scotia)45°6′18.14″N 64°17′55.26″W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Wabanaki Confederacy (Mi'kmaq militia; Maliseet militia); Penobscot; Acadia militia;	British America
Commanders and leaders
unknown	Captain John Handfield; John Hamilton (POW);
Strength
300 Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Acadians	unknown British regulars
Casualties and losses
unknown	25 prisoners; 2 killed

The siege of Grand Pré happened during Father Le Loutre's War and was fought between the British and the Wabanaki Confederacy and Acadian militia. The siege happened at Fort Vieux Logis, Grand-Pré (present-day Hortonville, Nova Scotia). The native and Acadia militia laid siege to Fort Vieux Logis for a week in November 1749. One historian states that the intent of the siege was to help facilitate the Acadian Exodus from the region.

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