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1291:History of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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1081:"Fort William National Historic Site of Canada"
603:St. John's was under the command of Lieutenant
1106:de Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier (1895).
1058:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
1017:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
938:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
903:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
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1055:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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935:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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813:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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1117:Fryer, Mary Beacock (1996).
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1120:More Battlefields of Canada
1060:University of Toronto Press
1019:University of Toronto Press
940:University of Toronto Press
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818:University of Toronto Press
642:Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
577:Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
571:and the Abenaki war leader
569:Jacques Testard de Montigny
532:Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
451:Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
428:Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
191:Jacques Testard de Montigny
174:Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
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1052:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
1011:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
932:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
897:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
810:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
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1218:. Vol. 1. Part 1.
1159:Marley, David (2008).
806:Baudry, René (1979) .
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1172:978-1-57607-574-6
1151:978-2-89448-050-2
1130:978-1-55488-231-1
1009:"Campbell, Colin"
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617:The Narrows
385:Flint River
316:Fort Albany
1296:New France
1260:Categories
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1100:References
945:22 January
910:22 January
873:18 January
823:22 January
708:Louisbourg
681:Port Royal
605:John Moody
585:brigantine
525:John Leake
490:St. John's
458:Background
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274:War of the
196:John Moody
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31:. For the
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656:Aftermath
630:Bay Bulls
581:1696 raid
573:Escumbuit
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560:Abenakis
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234:3 killed
206:Strength
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