▁each ▁time ▁to ▁French ▁control ▁by ▁subsequent ▁re capt ure ▁or ▁treat y ▁st ip ulations . ▁Ac ad ia ▁remained ▁in ▁French ▁hands ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁Port ▁Royal ▁was ▁captured ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁at ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Port ▁Royal ▁during ▁Queen ▁Anne ' s ▁War , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁British ▁con quest ▁of ▁main land ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁The ▁British ▁renamed ▁the ▁town ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁and ▁Fort ▁Anne ▁after ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁( 1 6 6 5 – 1 7 1 4 ), ▁the ▁reign ing ▁monarch . ▁The ▁Ann apolis ▁Bas in , ▁Ann apolis ▁River , ▁Ann apolis ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁Valley ▁all ▁take ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁( Pre viously , ▁under ▁the ▁French , ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁River ▁had ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁" R iv ière ▁D au ph in ". ) ▁ ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁( 1 7 1 1 ) ▁ ▁After ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blo ody ▁Creek ▁( 1 7 1 1 ), ▁ 6 0 0 ▁Ac ad ians ▁and ▁native ▁war riors ▁attempted ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁Ac ad ian ▁capital . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Bernard - A ns el me ▁d ' A bb ad ie ▁de ▁Saint - Cast in ▁they ▁desc ended ▁on ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁and ▁laid ▁sie ge