- 1746 in Canada
"See also:"
1745 in Canada ,
other events of 1746,1747 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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Typhoid fever epidemic breaks out among theMicmac ofNova Scotia .* August 30: Duc d'Anville, a French aristocrat, arrives at Chebucto (now Halifax Harbour) with 13,000 men in 70 ships. His orders from the King of France: Expel the British from Nova Scotia, then burn Boston and sack New England. Disease and dissension within the command structure defeats d'Anville's force, which despite its formidable strength has no discernible effect on the course of events in North America.
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Fortress Louisbourg and l'Ile-Royale are returned toFrance by theTreaty of Aix-La-Chapelle .*
Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière was appointedgovernor general ofNew France onMarch 1 ,1746 , (bApril 18 ,1685 – dMarch 17 ,1752 )Births
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