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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
  • Siege of Louisbourg (1758), the capture of the settlement by British forces during the Seven Years' War, after which it was permanently ceded to the British

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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

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settlement was burned the first day the British landed during the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). The French were terrorized and abandoned the Grand Battery...

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Fortress of Louisbourg

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reconstruction of an 18th-century French fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning...

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Military history of the Acadians

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Charles Pelerain. During the siege of 1745, the French officer Marin was required to withdraw from siege to protect Louisbourg from a British attack. He...

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James Wolfe

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second-in-command 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...

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Expulsion of the Acadians

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and Miꞌkmaq. The second wave of the expulsion began with the French defeat at the Siege of Louisbourg (1758). Thousands of Acadians were deported from...

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Samuel Whittemore

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of 64, once again assisting in the capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg, and later in a military expedition against Chief Pontiac in 1763. None of them...

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John Henry Bastide

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in the early history of Nova Scotia. He was the chief engineer at both of the sieges of Louisbourg (1745 and 1758) and the siege of Minorca (1756). Bastide...

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William Prescott

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provincial militia in King George's War where he served in the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg under William Pepperrell, and was a lieutenant in the Provincial...

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Naval battle off Tatamagouche

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relief convoy en route to relieve the Siege of Louisbourg (1745) during King George's War. The French and native convoy of four French vessels and fifty native...

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William Shirley

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capture of Louisbourg during King George's War, and for his role in managing military affairs during the French and Indian War. He spent most of his years...

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List of amphibious assault operations

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Battle of Cartagena de Indias - March 1740 King George's War Siege of Louisbourg - 1745 French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg - 1758 Battle of Beauport...

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List of sieges

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follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764 BC) Siege of Larsa (1763 BC) Siege of Avaris...

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The Maritimes

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theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession), the British engaged successfully in the Siege of Louisbourg. The British returned control of Île-Royale...

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Prudent

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ship of the line USS Prudent (PG-96), a US Navy gunboat French ship Prudent, a French third-rate ship of the line burned at the Siege of Louisbourg (1758)...

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Acadia

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town of L'Acadie (now a sector of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) was founded by expelled Acadians. After the siege of Louisbourg (1758), a second wave of the...

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David Wooster

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President Aaron Burr), and saw service at that year's Siege of Louisbourg. He was sent to France as part of the prisoner escort following that action, and then...

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List of conflicts in Canada

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1744 Siege of Fort Anne 1745 Siege of Port Toulouse 1745 Siege of Louisbourg 1746 Battle at Port-la-Joye 1747 Battle of Grand Pré 1749 – 1755 Father Le...

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Louisbourg Expedition

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War of the Austrian Succession Louisbourg Expedition (1757), a British attempt to capture Louisbourg during the Seven Years' War Siege of Louisbourg (disambiguation)...

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