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Le butin de la guerre : les corsaires en Nouvelle-Écosse

Proclamation de sir John Wentworth

Spain's 1796 entry into the war as an ally of France had a mixed impact on Nova Scotia. It increased the risk of trading into the Caribbean but at the same time multiplied opportunities for engaging in privateering, since a lot of Spanish merchant shipping now could be seized.

numéro de référence: Nova Scotia Archives  Newspapers: Royal Gazette 18 October 1796 page 3

               

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