Under the direction of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lawrence_(British_Army_officer)" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)">Charles Lawrence</a>, the British begin to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians" id="mwgQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Expulsion of the Acadians">forcibly deport</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadians" id="mwgg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Acadians">Acadians</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia" id="mwgw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" id="mwhA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" id="mwhQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of France">France</a>.