Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.) was the name of the first French settlement in North America. In 1605 French explorer Pierre Dugua de Monts transported his colony to Port-Royal. Experience led him to adopt a closed quadrilateral dwelling, and the colonists settled in with a certain degree of comfort. At Port-Royal they achieved some success in the growing of grain and other food, but 12 men died of scurvy during the winter of 1605–6. Port-Royal served as the capital of Acadia during much of the 17th century. After British forces captured the settlement in 1710, it was renamed Annapolis Royal.