page_title: Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)
section_title: Consequences
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744) / Consequences
caption_attribution_description: Private man, 40th Regiment of Foot, 1742.
context_page_description: The Siege of Annapolis Royal in 1744 involved two of four attempts by the French, along with their Acadian and native allies, to regain the capital of Nova Scotia/Acadia, Annapolis Royal, during King George's War. The Siege is noted for Governor of Nova Scotia Paul Mascarene successfully defending the last British outpost in the colony and for the first arrival of New England Ranger John Gorham to Nova Scotia. The French and Mi'kmaq land forces were thwarted on both attempts on the capital because of the failure of French naval support to arrive.
context_section_description: From this siege, the French learned that until they could send an army with siege guns and cannon against the capital, there was little to gain from exposing their forces in a siege.  A successful French campaign would depend on the navy's ability to supply the army.  The French also learned that they could not rely on the majority of Acadians to take up arms against the British.
  On 20 October 1744 the government of Massachusetts officially declared war on the Mi'kmaq.  A bounty was offered for the head of any man, woman or child.
  Duvivier received the Order of Saint Louis for his military work in Acadia.
  The French made two further attempts, both unsuccessful, to regain Annapolis Royal during the war.
caption: Private, 40th Regiment of Foot, Nova Scotia, 1742
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