On this day: October 13

October 13 Bridget Cosgrave 1710 – Queen Anne's War: French and Abenaki forces surrendered to end the siege of Port Royal, granting Britain permanent possession of Nova Scotia. 1812 – War of 1812: British soldiers and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario. 1908 – Margaret Travers Symons, a British suffragette, became the first woman to

October 13 Brigid Cosgey 1710 – Queen Anne's War: French and Wabanaki forces surrender to end the siege of Port Royal and give Britain permanent possession of Nova Scotia. 1812 - War of 1812: British troops and Mohawk warriors repel an American invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario. 1908 - Margaret Travers Simons, a British suffragist, became the first woman to