Hudson Bay Expedition

Hudson Bay expedition
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Detail from a 1779 map of eastern North America. Fort Prince of Wales and York Factory are visible center-left.
Date August 8, 1782 Location Fort Prince of Wales and York Factory, Hudson Bay, Prince Rupert's Land (present-day Canada) Result French victory Two company factories raided; two company ships escape
Belligerents
France	Hudson's Bay Company
Commanders and leaders
Comte de La Pérouse Major Rostaing	Samuel Hearne (POW) Humphrey Marten (POW) Jonathan Fowler William Christopher
Strength
1 ship of the line 2 frigates 290 regulars	Prince of Wales Fort: 39 civilians York Fort: 60 civilians, 12 Indians 3 company ships
Casualties and losses
No combat casualties; losses due to drowning and disease	~100 captured

Comte de La Pérouse

Samuel Hearne (POW)
Humphrey Marten (POW)
Jonathan Fowler

Prince of Wales Fort: 39 civilians

The Hudson Bay expedition of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse was a series of military raids on the lucrative fur trading posts and fortifications of the Hudson's Bay Company on the shores of Hudson Bay by a squadron of the French Royal Navy. Setting sail from Cap-Français in 1782, the expedition was part of a global naval war between France and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

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