[4] After he first fall of Louisbourg, British commander William Pepperrell sent an expedition against Ile Saint Jean in July 1755.

At Three Rivers, Acadian Jean Pierre Roma and others did not give any resistance because they only had one six pound cannon to mount a defence.

He made camp at Chignecto, where he was met by 300 Abenaki from St. John River and about 300 Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia.

[8] De Ramezay's soldiers spent the summer and the fall waiting for the arrival of the long overdue D'Anville expedition.

During this time period, Ramzay sent troops to British-occupied Port-La-Joye on present-day Prince Edward Island.

Captain John Rous commanded the snow Shirley Galley (24 gun) and a schooner on a tender.

[9] Ramezay initially sent French officer Boishébert to Ile Saint-Jean on a reconnaissance to assess the size of the New England force.

The attacking party eventually retreated and Captain Scott took 40 Acadians prisoners and ransomed them to the commander of the Duc D'Anville Expedition.

[15] Months later Ramzey was unsuccessful in his attack on Annapolis Royal because of the failure of the Duc d'Anville Expedition to arrive at the capital.