▁to ▁Fort ▁Anne . ▁ ▁The ▁g arrison ▁had ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁men , ▁but ▁the ▁attack ers ▁had ▁no ▁art illery ▁and ▁were ▁thus ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁impression ▁on ▁the ▁fort . ▁They ▁eventually ▁dispers ed , ▁and ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁remained ▁in ▁British ▁hands ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁U tre cht , ▁Ac ad ia ▁was ▁formally ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁British ; ▁however , ▁the ▁vague ▁boundary ▁definitions ▁saw ▁only ▁the ▁pen ins ular ▁part ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁granted ▁to ▁Britain . ▁The ▁next ▁half - century ▁would ▁see ▁great ▁tur bul ence ▁as ▁Britain ▁and ▁France ▁v ied ▁for ▁domin ance ▁in ▁Ac ad ia ▁and ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁more ▁generally . ▁ ▁Father ▁R ale ' s ▁War ▁ ▁Block ade ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁( 1 7 2 2 ) ▁ ▁During ▁Father ▁R ale ' s ▁War , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁the ▁A ben aki ▁and ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁ ▁attempted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁block ade ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal , ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁star ving ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁The ▁n atives ▁captured ▁ 1 8 ▁fish ing ▁vessels ▁and ▁prisoners ▁from ▁present - day ▁Y arm outh ▁to ▁C ans o . ▁They ▁also ▁seized ▁prisoners ▁and ▁vessels ▁from ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Fund y . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁attack ▁on ▁Father ▁R ale ▁at ▁Nor