Sainte-Thérèse Raid
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The Sainte-Thérèse Raid was a military raid on the town of Sainte-Thérèse in French Canada conducted by British elite forces known as Rogers' Rangers that took place during the French and Indian War from 3 to 18 June 1760. Led by Robert Rogers the raid was a pre-emptive strike ordered by Major General Jeffery Amherst as a prelude to his three pronged attack on Montreal the following month.
Sainte-Thérèse Raid | |||||||
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Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
Map of the Richelieu River with Forts Sainte-Thérèse and Chambly | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville | Robert Rogers | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,875 Regulars, militia and Indians[1] | 350 Rangers, regulars and Indians[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
80 casualties 27 captured[3] | 30 casualties[4] |
Setting off from Fort Crown Point they had to fight against a superior force of French and their allied natives along the shores of Lake Champlain. The Rangers then advanced further north to strike at the Forts of Chambly, Saint-Jean and Île aux Noix. Rogers seeing them too well defended, struck at Sainte-Thérèse instead realising it was an important supply hub. Through a clever ruse he destroyed the fort, supplies and settlement capturing prisoners and gaining valuable information before arriving back at Crown Point.[5]