He devotes three chapters to the eight-week siege, from the initial investment through the opening of siege lines and on to the final sustained bombardment that led to the surrender of the fortress on ...

GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec 6, 2013) - Library and Archives Canada has acquired a two-part manuscript diary about the 1758 siege of Louisbourg in Cape Breton. The siege, a substantial ...

On June 1, 1758 a massive British force arrived at Louisbourg – forty-eight ships,14,000 troops and almost 2,000 mounted guns set to attack the French fortress. The siege began with European ...

Supported by 90 ships, the men set out to do the unthinkable — lay siege to the mighty fortress. Against the odds, after weeks of battle, they succeeded in capturing and occupying Louisbourg.

Louisbourg, the recreated, 18th-century French fortress on Canada's Cape Breton Island, comes alive as never before this summer, with historical re-enactments, concerts, festivals, fireworks ...

THE SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG; Quaint Account of the English Capture of Cape Breton's Capital Written 150 Years Ago. AN ENGLISH OFFICER'S STORY Troops of Undrilled Men Raised in New England Captured the ...

The ships sank during the second siege of Louisbourg in 1758. Most of what has survived are lower hulls, embedded in the sea floor.

Take a step back in time with a visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg in the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia. It's one of the most extensive historical re-creations you'll find anywhere. Walk the … ...

GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec 6, 2013) - Library and Archives Canada has acquired a two-part manuscript diary about the 1758 siege of Louisbourg in Cape Breton. The siege, a substantial battle ...