Battle of Hudson's Bay

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Battle of Hudson's Bay
Part of King William's War
The Sinking of the Pélican, Bacqueville de la Potherie
Date 5 September 1697 Location off York Factory, Hudson Bay, Rupert's Land (present-day Manitoba, Canada) Result French victory
Belligerents
France	England
Commanders and leaders
Sieur d'Iberville	John Fletcher
Strength
1 ship of the line	1 ship of the line 2 frigates
Casualties and losses
1 ship of the line scuttled	1 ship of the line destroyed 1 frigate captured

The Battle of Hudson's Bay, also known as the Battle of York Factory, was a naval battle fought during the War of the Grand Alliance (known in England's North American colonies as "King William's War"). The battle took place on 5 September 1697,^[1] when a French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron commanded by Captain John Fletcher. As a result of this battle, the French took York Factory, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company.