page_title: Military history of Nova Scotia
section_title: American Revolution
hierarchical_section_title: Military history of Nova Scotia / Eighteenth century / American Revolution
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Combat naval à la hauteur de Louisbourg, le 21 juillet 1781. Le 21 juillet 1781, les frégates françaises de 32 canons l’Astrée et l’Hermione, commandées respectivement par Lapérouse et Latouche-Tréville, rencontrent cinq bâtiments anglais, au large des côtes d'Amérique du Nord. Après quelques heures de combat, le HMS Jack a descendu son pavillon et le HMS Charlestown est démâté de son grand mât de hune. Profitant de l'obscurité à la nuit tombante ce dernier s'éclipse, laissant sur place les deux frégates françaises. Guerre d'Indépendance américaine. Peinture à l'huile. H. 116 cm, l. 163 cm, H. 142 cm, l. 187 cm (cadre), H. 188 cm (cadre + cartouche).
context_page_description: Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located in Canada's Maritimes. The region was initially occupied by Mi'kmaq. During the first 150 years of European settlement, the colony was primarily made up of Catholic Acadians, Maliseet and Mi'kmaq. During the latter seventy-five years of this time period, there were six colonial wars that took place in Nova Scotia. After agreeing to several peace treaties, this long period of warfare ended with the Burial of the Hatchet Ceremony between the British and the Mi'kmaq and two years later when the British defeated the French in North America. During these wars, Acadians, Mi'kmaq and Maliseet from the region fought to protect the border of Acadia from New England. They fought the war on two fronts: the southern border of Acadia, which New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine. The other front was in Nova Scotia and involved preventing New Englanders from taking the capital of Acadia, Port Royal, establishing themselves at Canso.
  During the Seven Years' War, Halifax was established as the British Headquarters of the North American Station. As a result, Nova Scotia was active throughout the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
context_section_description: At the outbreak of the outbreak of the American Revolution, many Nova Scotians were New England-born and were sympathetic to the Americant Patriots. This support slowly eroded over the first two years of the war as American Privateers attacked Nova Scotian villages and shipping to try to interrupt Nova Scotian trade with the American Loyalists still in New England.  During the war, American Privateers captured 225 vessels either leaving or arriving at Nova Scotia ports.
caption: Naval battle off Cape Breton (1781)
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