In the winter of 1747, Ramezay who had marched from Quebec the previous year to support the d'Anville Expedition, ordered his subordinate Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers with two hundred and fifty Canadians and fifty Mi'Kmaq to fight against Arthur Noble who was stationed at Grand Pré.
During the winter of 1747, Ramezay, who had traveled from Quebec the previous year to support the d'Anville Expedition, instructed his subordinate Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers to lead two hundred and fifty Canadians and fifty Mi'Kmaq in a battle against Arthur Noble, who was stationed at Grand Pré.