Battle of Rivière Ouelle (October 1690)

Date: Oct 1690 [unknown]
Location: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada, New France

Historical event: October 1690 at Rivière-Ouelle

Epoch: King William's War (1688-1697)

Who was there: Category:Battle of Rivière Ouelle (October 1690)

Belligerents:

• Major-General Sir William Phips with 32 ship fleet and 2300 militiamen
• Curé Pierre Francheville and the people of Rivière-Ouelle

Outcome:

• English are repulsed and return to their ship

Heros of Rivière-Ouelle

"In October 1690 the English, anchored offshore near Rivière-Ouelle and six boats occupied by 150 men, approached the shore at high tide. Nearly forty people were on the alert and hidden in the woods, with their loaded rifles. When the English were within reach, Curé Francheville gave the order to fire. The crew of the first boat falls under the bullets, the others must turn back and the English are repulsed. They could not estimate the number of their assailants. In great panic and disaster, the soldiers returned to their ship. So Rivière-Ouelle was spared because of the group of Canadians and Amerindians who repudiated the English fleet. Phips went on his way to Québec City on October 16, he was defeated."^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Municipalite de Rivière-Ouelle. "Les Héros de Rivière-Ouelle". Citing l'abbé Henri-Raymond Casgrain and M. Paul-Henri Hudon. (Accessed 7 Dec 2022) https://riviereouelle.ca/fr/heros
2. ↑ Robert Bérubé: Blogue-Blog. "1690: Qui sont les héros et les héroïnes de la bataille de Rivière-Ouelle? Who are the Heroes and Heroines of the Battle of Rivière-Ouelle?" 6 April 2017 (Accessed 30 Nov 2022) https://robertberubeblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/1690-qui-sont-les-heros-et-les-heroines-de-la-bataille-de-riviere-ouelle-who-are-the-heroes-and-heroines-of-the-battle-of-riviere-ouelle/

• L'Abbe Casgrain. "Une paroisse canadienne au XVIIe siècle" (Accessed 26 Sep 2023) https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2022207

See also:

• Before: Space:Raid on Percé (Summer 1690)...
• After... Siege of Quebec (16-24 Oct 1690).