Raid on Dartmouth (1749)
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Not to be confused with Raid on Dartmouth (1751).
The Raid on Dartmouth (1749) occurred during Father Le Loutre's War on September 30, 1749 when a Mi'kmaw militia from Chignecto raided Major Ezekiel Gilman's sawmill at present-day Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, killing four workers and wounding two. This raid was one of seven the Wabanaki Confederacy and Acadians would conduct against the settlement during the war.
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Part of Father Le Loutre's War | |||||||
Plaque to Raid on Dartmouth (1749) and the blockhouse that was built in response (1750), Dartmouth Heritage Museum | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mi'kmaw militia Acadian militia | British America | ||||||
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Major Ezekiel Gilman[1] | |||||||
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40 Mi'kmaq | 6 British | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed | 4 killed, 2 wounded |
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