Bay Bulls is a small fishing community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Located in sheltered bay it has been home to many fishermen and a strategic location in early times as it is located just a few miles from the capital, St. John’s.
Bay Bulls first appears on a 1592 map drawn by Thomas Hood. The exact origin of the name is a mystery, however; Bishop Howley believed it was originally named Bay Boulle by Jersey fishermen. Some other variations conjectured that it comes from the common Dovekie Bull-Bird which can be found in the area.
Fortification of the harbour came in 1638 by Governor David Kirke. In 1655, Bay Bulls was raided by Dutch sailors under Admiral De Ruyter. During King William’s War, the village was attacked twice. In 1696, Monbeton de St. Ovide de Brouillan, the governor of Placentia, attacked Bay Bulls from the sea.
Then in 1697 Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville marched overland from Placentia and attacked Bay Bulls in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign. On June 24, 1762 the French led by Admiral De Terne, landed seven hundred men who occupied Bay Bulls and marched to St. John’s. Bay Bulls suffered its last invasion on September 29, 1796 when Admiral Richery attempted to storm St. John’s but finding it well defended; he attacked and burned Bay Bulls instead.

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