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Louisbourg
Louisbourg Harbour
Louisbourg Harbour
Louisbourg is located in Nova Scotia
Louisbourg
Louisbourg
Location of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°55′N 59°59′W / 45.917°N 59.983°W / 45.917; -59.983
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityCape Breton Regional Municipality
English settlement1769
Incorporated Town1901
Amalgamated Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityAugust 1, 1995
Named forLouis XIV
Area
 • Land3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total825
 • Density250.1/km2 (648/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code902

Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.

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Louisbourg

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Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The French military founded the Fortress of...

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Fortress of Louisbourg

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The Fortress of Louisbourg (French: Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a tourist attraction as a National Historic Site and the location of a one-quarter partial...

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Siege of Louisbourg

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Siege of Louisbourg may refer to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745), the capture of the settlement by British forces during the War of the Austrian Succession...

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Louisbourg Expedition

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Louisbourg Expedition may refer to: Duc d'Anville Expedition or Louisbourg Expedition (1746), a French attempt to capture Louisbourg during the War of...

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Louisbourg Grenadiers

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The Louisbourg Grenadiers was a temporary unit of grenadiers formed by General James Wolfe in 1759 to serve with British Army forces in the Quebec campaign...

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Louisbourg Lighthouse

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Louisbourg Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. The current tower is the fourth in a series of lighthouses that have...

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Expulsion of the Acadians

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operations and helped maintain supply lines to the French fortresses of Louisbourg and Fort Beauséjour. As a result, the British sought to eliminate any...

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French and Indian War

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to disastrous campaigns in 1757, including a failed expedition against Louisbourg and the Siege of Fort William Henry; this last was followed by the Natives...

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James Wolfe

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of an expedition to capture the Fortress of Louisbourg. Following the success of the siege of Louisbourg he was made commander of a force which sailed...

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Louisbourg Garrison

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The Louisbourg Garrison (which constituted the bulk of the Île-Royale Garrison) was a French body of troops stationed at the Fortress of Louisbourg protecting...

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Samuel Whittemore

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was involved in the capture of the French stronghold, the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1745. He moved to Menotomy, Massachusetts (present-day Arlington)....

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New France

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of Île Royale on Cape Breton Island, where they built the Fortress of Louisbourg. The population rose slowly but steadily. In 1754, New France's population...

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Action of 21 July 1781

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of 21 July 1781 (French: Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg, or Combat naval à la hauteur de Louisbourg) was a naval skirmish off the harbour of Spanish...

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Cape Breton East

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Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova...

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Louisbourg Lighthouse Trail

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on Lighthouse Point, at the Louisbourg Lighthouse, within the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. The Louisbourg Lighthouse is the site of Canada’s...

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Guardhouse

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THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT THE FORTRESS OF LOUISBOURG 1713 - 1758. L'Institut de Louisbourg. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved...

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Karrer Regiment

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Saint-Domingue. Detachment from the colonel's company was sent to the Louisbourg fortress in Acadia; 50 men in 1722, 100 men in 1724; 150 men from 1741...

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Military history of the Acadians

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had traded with Louisbourg and assisted the supplying of Duvivier's forces by sea. Both transported Duvivier's force from Louisbourg to Baie Verte and...

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The Maritimes

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French surrender, Louisbourg was thoroughly destroyed by British engineers to ensure it would never be reclaimed. With the fall of Louisbourg, French and Mi'kmaw...

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Acadia

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Britain in 1763. Île-Royale, later Cape Breton Island, with the Fortress of Louisbourg. Lost to Great Britain in 1763. Île Saint-Jean, later Prince Edward Island...

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William Shirley

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He is best known for his role in organizing the successful capture of Louisbourg during King George's War, and for his role in managing military affairs...

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Acadians

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the British and maintained vital supply lines to the French Fortress of Louisbourg and Fort Beausejour. During the French and Indian War, the British sought...

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