 At the outset of Le Loutre's war, along with the New England Ranger units, there were three British regiments at Halifax, the 40th Regiment of Foot arrived from Annapolis, while the 29th Regiment of Foot and 45th Regiment of Foot arrived from Louisbourg.The 47th Regiment under the command of Peregrine Lascelles arrived the following year (1750).At sea, Captain John Rous was the senior naval officer on the Nova Scotia station during the war.