Original sentence: De Ramezay delegated command of the attack to Captain Coulon de Villiers.French forces surprised and defeated a company of Massachusetts militia that were quartered in the village.However the British force rallied and established a stonghold in a stone house in the village as the fighting continued until the next morning.In the aftermath of the British capture of Louisbourg in 1745, De Ramezay had been sent from Québec to Acadia to aid the Duc d’Anville Expedition in retaking Acadia from the British.Noble's unit was billeted in houses in the Acadian settlement of Grand-Pré, in the Minas Basin at the top of the Bay of Fundy.The French attack was initially successful in the close range fighting that followed, killing many New England troops, including the New England commander Col.The French attackers were outnumbered by the British but used the element of surprise, attacking on the night of February 10 in a blinding snowstorm while most of the British personnel were asleep.The French made a swift winter march to Grand Pre where they were sheltered and fed by local Acadian families who provided information on the New England positions
Edited sentence: After initial French success, the British force rallied and the fighting continued until the next morning.De Ramezay delegated command of the attack to Captain Coulon de Villiers, who led his force against a British force on the night of the 10th of February in a blinding snowstorm while most of the British personnel were asleep.French forces surprised and defeated a company of Massachusetts militia that were quartered there, killing their commanding officer.In the aftermath of the British capture of Louisbourg in 1745, De Ramezay had been sent from Québec to Acadia to aid the great Duc d’Anville Expedition in retaking Acadia from the British.One of the most startling successes of De Ramezay's  campaign was the attack on a superior force of Colonel Arthur Noble's militia who were billeted in houses in the Acadian settlement of Grand-Pré, in the Minas Basin at the top of the Bay of Fundy