Battle of Bloody Creek (1757)

Battle of Bloody Creek
The letter "C" at the top right marks the location of Battle of Bloody Creek, Annapolis River Map c.1759, Province House (Nova Scotia)
Date December 8, 1757 Location present-day Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada Result French and Native American victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France Mi'kmaq militia Acadian militia
Commanders and leaders
Captain Peter Pigou † Captain David Maitland	Acadian - Guillaume Jeanson[1]
Strength
130 soldiers	Between 50 and 56 Acadians and Mi'kmaq[1]
Casualties and losses
24 killed and wounded	12 killed and wounded

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The Battle of Bloody Creek was fought on December 8, 1757, during the French and Indian War. An Acadian and Mi'kmaq militia defeated a detachment of British soldiers of the 43rd Regiment at Bloody Creek (formerly René Forêt River), which empties into the Annapolis River at present day Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada. The battle occurred at the same site as a battle in 1711 during Queen Anne's War.