▁fort ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁by ▁sevent y ▁New ▁England ▁soldiers ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange . ▁ ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 7 4 4 ) ▁▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁summer ▁trying ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Ac ad ians , ▁François ▁Dup ont ▁D uv iv ier ▁attacked ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁His ▁force ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁was ▁up ▁against ▁ 2 5 0 ▁soldiers ▁at ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁The ▁sie ge ▁ra ged ▁on ▁for ▁a ▁week , ▁and ▁then ▁D uv iv ier ▁demanded ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁Both ▁sides ▁await ed ▁rein for c ements ▁by ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁fighting ▁continued ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁then ▁two ▁ships ▁did ▁arrive ▁- ▁from ▁Boston , ▁not ▁Louis bourg . ▁ ▁On ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁New ▁England ▁R anger ▁John ▁Gor ham ▁( mil it ary ▁officer ) ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁n atives . ▁D uv iv ier ▁retre ated . ▁▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁Paul ▁Mar in ▁de ▁la ▁Mal gue ▁led ▁ 2 0 0 ▁troops , ▁together ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁in ▁another ▁sie ge ▁against ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal . ▁This ▁force ▁was ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁D uv iv ier '