Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

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The Siege of Louisbourg (1758) was a pivotal British amphibious assault during the French and Indian War that captured the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, opening the route for the conquest of Quebec.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Siege of Louisbourg ⓘ
belligerent British American colonial forces ⓘ
France ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
campaign British 1758 campaign in North America ⓘ
commander Chevalier de Drucour ⓘ
Edward Boscawen ⓘ
James Wolfe ⓘ
Jeffery Amherst ⓘ
conflictBetween Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryAtTime New France ⓘ
defensiveWorks coastal batteries ⓘ
stone fortress ⓘ
endDate 1758-07-26 ⓘ
followedBy Quebec campaign (1759) ⓘ
fortressCaptured Fortress of Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Louisbourg
garrisonSurrendered French garrison of Louisbourg ⓘ
involvedForceSize approximately 27,000 British and colonial troops ⓘ
approximately 3,500 French regulars and militia ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
Cape Breton Island ⓘ
Louisbourg ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
modernCountry Canada ⓘ
navalSupport Royal Navy fleet under Edward Boscawen ⓘ
notableParticipant James Wolfe ⓘ
Jeffery Amherst ⓘ
objective capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
startDate 1758-06-08 ⓘ
strategicConsequence opened route for British advance on Quebec ⓘ
secured British control of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
surrenderDate 1758-07-26 ⓘ
territorialChange Louisbourg transferred from French to British control ⓘ
theatre North American theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
typeOfOperation amphibious assault ⓘ
year 1758 ⓘ

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James Wolfe → participantIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst → notableAchievement → Capture of Louisbourg in 1758 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Edward Boscawen → notableWork → Capture of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
British campaign against New France → hasPart → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
6th Regiment of Foot → notableEngagement → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) → alsoKnownAs → Second Siege of Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Military history of New France → hasPart → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
French and Indian War → significantEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Louisburg → attackedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Louisbourg → knownFor → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Massachusetts provincial forces → notableEngagement → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Edward Boscawen → notableFor → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Dreadnought
William Cornwallis → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
James Murray → participatedIn → Battle of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
James Murray → participatedIn → Battle of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Fourth Indian War → significantEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Chevalier de Drucour → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Chevalier de Drucour → notableEvent → siege and fall of Louisbourg in 1758 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Royal Navy fleet under Edward Boscawen → notableEngagement → siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Capture of Cape Breton Island → relatedEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Compagnies Franches de la Marine → notableEngagement → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
63rd Regiment of Foot → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
63rd Regiment of Foot → battleHonour → Louisbourg 1758 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
55th Regiment of Foot → notableEngagement → Louisbourg campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)