Battle of Petitcodiac National Historic Event
Hillsborough, New Brunswick
Battle of Petitcodiac
© Parks Canada
Address :
Hillsborough, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1918-05-16
Other Name(s):
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Battle of Petitcodiac
(Designation Name)
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Combat of the Petitcodiac
(Plaque name)
Importance:
French victory over British in Acadia, 1755
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Near the Canadian National Railway Station Hillsborough, New Brunswick
Near this town on 3rd September, 1755, a detachment of Major Frye's troops, sent from Fort Cumberland to destroy Acadian Settlements on the river and compel the people to surrender for deportation, was defeated by a French force under Charles Deschamps de Boishébert.