High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Siege of Port Royal in 1707 was two separate attempts by English colonists from New England to conquer Acadia (roughly the present-day Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) by capturing its capital Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) during Queen Anne`s War. Both attempts were made by colonial militia, and were led by men inexperienced in siege warfare. The fortress at Port Royal easily withstood both attempts, assisted by irregular Acadian and Indian militias outside the fort.