Plan of the city and fortress of Louisbourg

The massive French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island controlled access to Canada and provided a base for raiding the northern British colonies. It was thus a great triumph for New England when in June 1745 it was besieged and captured by an expedition organized by M...

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1746
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English
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Massachusetts Historical Society
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Canada
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Louisbourg
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[Boston]
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P. Pelham fecit 1746. Sold by J. Smibert in Queen Street Boston N.E.
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