Editing Miramichi, New Brunswick (section)

===Scottish and Loyalist immigration (1765–1800)===
The French were defeated at [[Quebec City|Quebec]] (1759) and [[Montreal]] (1760), and the remaining Miramichi settlement was subsequently burned to the ground by British Commodore [[John Byron]] (Foul-Weather Jack) in 1760. The French North American colonies (apart from [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]) were ceded to the British in the 1763 [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]]. The Miramichi thus became a part of the British colony of [[Nova Scotia]], and later [[New Brunswick]]. Benjamin Marston, a surveyor and the first sheriff, reported in 1785 that "a considerable French Village" had existed on [[Wilson's Point]] (adjacent to Beaubear's Island, the present-day site of the Enclosure).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nb/boishebert/boishebert/index|title=Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of Canada, J. Leonard O'Brien Memorial|date=2017-03-31|publisher=Parks Canada}}</ref>

Although they were clearly preceded by the [[Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]] and [[Acadian]] peoples, credit for the first permanent white settlement at Miramichi is often granted to Scottish settlers, led by [[William Davidson (lumberman)|William Davidson]]. William Davidson (a.k.a. John Godsman) and John Cort had obtained a large grant encompassing much of the Miramichi region in 1765, and promoted the area in both [[Scotland]] and [[New England]] as a new home to potential settlers.

====American Revolution and Battle at Miramichi (1779)====
At the beginning of the American Revolution the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet were supportive of the Americans against the British. They participated in the [[Maugerville, New Brunswick|Maugerville Rebellion]] and the [[Battle of Fort Cumberland]] in 1776. Three years later, in June 1779, Mi’kmaq in the Miramichi attacked and plundered some of the British in the area. The following month, British Captain Augustus Harvey, in command of {{HMS|Viper|1756|6}}, arrived in the area and battled with the Mi’kmaq. One Mi’kmaq was killed and 16 were taken prisoner to Quebec. The prisoners were eventually brought to Halifax, where they were later released upon signing an oath of allegiance to the British Crown on 28 July 1779.<ref>{{cite DCB |first=L. F. S. |last=Upton |title=Julien, John |volume=5 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/julien_john_5E.html}}</ref><ref>Sessional papers, Volume 5
By Canada. Parliament July 2 – September 22, 1779; Wilfred Brenton Kerr. The Maritime Provinces of British North America and the American Revolution. p. 96</ref>

After the battle, Davidson temporarily found refuge along the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John River]]. A subsequent treaty signed 22 September 1779 ensured a more peaceful coexistence. Following the [[American Revolution]] some [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|loyalist]] families moved to Miramichi. Davidson's original grant was revoked, and competition for the best lands escalated tensions between the early Scottish and new loyalist settlers.