page_title: Nicholas Cox (British Army officer)
hierarchical_section_title: Nicholas Cox (British Army officer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Nicholas Cox, lieutenant-gouverneur de la Gaspésie 1774-1794
context_page_description: Nicholas Cox was a military officer in Nova Scotia and later Lt. Governor of de la Gaspesie. During Father Le Loutre's War, Cox was under the command of Col. Peregrine Lascelles and Lt. Col Robert Monckton of the 47th Regiment of Foot. Cox served as commander at Fort Vieux Logis, after the Siege of Grand Pre and later at Fort Edward, participating in the Bay of Fundy Campaign. He became a captain on 2 July 1753 and was the longest serving Captain at Fort Edward. He also was at the Battle of Fort Beausejour and the Siege of Louisbourg.
context_section_description: Nicholas Cox (1724–1794) was a military officer in Nova Scotia and later Lt. Governor of de la Gaspesie.  During Father Le Loutre's War, Cox was under the command of Col. Peregrine Lascelles and Lt. Col Robert Monckton of the 47th Regiment of Foot. Cox served as commander at Fort Vieux Logis, after the Siege of Grand Pre and later at Fort Edward, participating in the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755).  He became a captain on 2 July 1753 and was the longest serving Captain at Fort Edward.   He also was at the Battle of Fort Beausejour and the Siege of Louisbourg (1758).
caption: Captain Nicholas Cox
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