The Battle of Fort Albany in 1693 was the successful recapture by English forces of the

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trading outpost at Fort Albany in the southern reaches of

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. The fort, captured by a French expedition in 1686 and held by them in a battle the next year, was briefly defended by five According to Arthur S Morton, "A History of Western Canada", page 115, there were 3 Frenchmen. They killed three English and then made their way overland to French Canada. Frenchmen, who then abandoned the fort and its stockpile of furs to a four-ship English fleet commanded by James Knight.

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