Siege of Pemaquid (1696)

Siege of Pemaquid
	Part of King William's War
	; Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Date	August 14–15, 1696
Location	present-day Bristol, Maine
Result	French and Abenaki victory
Belligerents
New France; Abenaki; Mi'kmaq militia;	New England
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville; Baron de St Castin; Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste; Father Jean Baudoin; Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure; Louis Damours; Simon-Gérard de La Place; Chief Aspinquid;	Pasco Chubb
Strength
Some Marines, 100 Canadiens, 400 Abenaki (50 Mi'kmaq)	93 New England troops
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

The siege of Pemaquid occurred during King William's War when French and Native forces from New France attacked the English settlement at Pemaquid (present-day Bristol, Maine), a community on the border with Acadia. The siege was led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Baron de St Castin between August 14–15, 1696. Commander of Fort William Henry, Captain Pasco Chubb, surrendered the fort. Iberville killed three of the soldiers and sent the other 92 back to Boston.

The victory at Pemaquid was one of the most significant the French had during the war. The siege resulted in a retaliatory raid by New England forces on Acadia.

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