Nova Scotia Archives

Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia

Declaration of War

War with revolutionary France erupted early in 1793. Europe remained the major theatre of conflict but land and sea battles also occurred in the Caribbean, thereby posing a major threat to Nova Scotia's vital West Indies trade.

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives  Newspapers: Royal Gazette 16 April 1793 page 4

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