Passage: Newfoundland's coast was dotted with small French and English communities, with some fishing stations occupied seasonally by fishermen from Europe. Both sides had fortified their principal towns, the French at Plaisance on the western side of the Avalon Peninsula, the English at St. John's on Conception Bay. During King William's War, d'Iberville had destroyed most of the English communities in 1696-97, and the island again became a battleground in 1702. In August of that year, an English fleet under the command of Commodore John Leake descended on the outlying French communities but made no attempts on Plaisance. During the winter of 1705, Plaisance's French governor Daniel d'Auger de Subercase retaliated, leading a combined French and Mi'kmaq expedition that destroyed several English settlements and unsuccessfully besieged Fort William at St. John's. The French and their Indian allies continued to harry the English throughout the summer and did damages to the English establishments claimed at £188,000. The English sent a fleet in 1706 that destroyed French fishing outposts on the island's northern coasts. In December 1708, a combined force of French, Canadian, and Mi'kmaq volunteers captured St. John's and destroyed the fortifications. They lacked the resources to hold the prize, however, so they abandoned it, and St. John's was reoccupied and refortified by the English in 1709. English fleet commanders contemplated attacks on Plaisance in 1703 and 1711 but did not make them, the latter by Admiral Walker in the aftermath of the disaster at the mouth of the St. Lawrence.
How many attacks on Plaisance were contemplated but not made? How many countries had communities on Newfoundland's coast? How many times did the English consider attacking Plaisance? How many years after St. John's was destroyed by the French, Canadians and Mi'kmaq was it reoccupied and refortified by the English? How many years after most of the English communities were destroyed did the island become a battleground again? How many years after the English sent a fleet to destroy French fishing outposts on the northern coasts of Newfoundland did a combined force of French, Canadian, and Mi'kmaq volunteers captured St. John's and destroyed the fortifications? How many years apart were the times where English fleet commanders contemplated attacks on Plaisance but did not make them? How many years did it take for King Williams War to destroy most of the English communities? How many years did they contemplate  attacks on Plaisance? How many years passed after King William's war before fighting broke out again in Newfoundland? How many years passed as William's War, d'Iberville had destroyed most of the English communities? How many years span all of these events? How many years spanned as English fleet commanders contemplated attacks on Plaisance? St. John's was unsuccessfully besieged in what time of year? What event happened first, St. John being captured, or The english destroying French fishing outposts? What happened first,  the English sent a fleet to destroy French fishing outposts or captured St. John? What tribe was allied with the French? When were English communities destroyed? Which happened first, The English sent a fleet that destroyed French fishing outposts on the island's northern coasts or St. Johns was captured? Which happened first, the French and their Indian allies attack Fort William or John Leake descending on the outlying French communities? Who captured St Johns? Who mainly populated Newfoundlands coast? Who was King during most of the events?