Siege of Louisbourg (1745)

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The Siege of Louisbourg (1745) was a pivotal New England colonial victory in which British provincial forces captured the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, significantly weakening French power in Atlantic Canada during the mid-18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
event in North American colonial history ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
attackerStrength Royal Navy warships and transports ⓘ
approximately 4,000 New England provincial troops ⓘ
authorizedBy British government in London ⓘ
belligerent Colony of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut Colony

Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
French colonial forces in Île Royale ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
New England colonial forces ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ
Royal Navy of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy
campaign New England expedition against Louisbourg ⓘ
casualties significant casualties on both sides from combat and disease ⓘ
commander Jean-Baptiste-Louis Le Prévost de La Croix, Duc d'Anville ⓘ
Louis Du Pont Duchambon ⓘ
Peter Warren ⓘ
William Pepperrell ⓘ
conflictIn King George's War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
defenderStrength approximately 3,000 French regulars, militia, and sailors ⓘ
endDate 1745-06-28 ⓘ
followedBy British occupation of Louisbourg until 1748 ⓘ
return of Louisbourg to France by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ⓘ
impact heightened colonial expectations of imperial reward and recognition ⓘ
increased British influence in the North Atlantic fisheries ⓘ
weakened French military presence in Atlantic Canada ⓘ
location Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island ⓘ
linked to: Louisbourg

present-day Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
Île Royale ⓘ
notableFor capture of a major European-style fortress by colonial troops ⓘ
demonstration of New England colonial military capability ⓘ
first major British colonial offensive victory in North America ⓘ
objective capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg ⓘ
control of approaches to the Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
organizedBy Province of Massachusetts Bay government ⓘ
partOf King George's War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession in North America ⓘ
linked to: King George's War
precededBy French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War ⓘ
result British and New England victory ⓘ
British occupation of Louisbourg ⓘ
surrender of the French fortress of Louisbourg ⓘ
startDate 1745-05-11 ⓘ
strategicImportance key to French control of Atlantic Canada ⓘ
protected access to the St. Lawrence River and New France ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Navy squadron under Peter Warren ⓘ
treatyOutcome Louisbourg restored to France in 1748 ⓘ

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War of the Austrian Succession → majorBattle → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
King George's War → notableEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) → result → British occupation of Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) → campaign → New England expedition against Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Third Indian War → notableBattle → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) → precededBy → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Military history of New France → hasPart → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louisburg → attackedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louisbourg → knownFor → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Massachusetts provincial forces → notableEngagement → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
William Pepperrell → commanded → New England expedition against Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
William Pepperrell → notableBattle → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Peter Warren → notableWork → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Peter Warren → notableWork → Capture of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Peter Warren → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → notableWork → Defense of Louisbourg in 1745 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → notableEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → participantIn → Defense of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War → inspired → New England expedition against Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Samuel Waldo → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Capture of Cape Breton Island → hasPart → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Capture of Cape Breton Island → alsoKnownAs → New England expedition against Louisbourg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Compagnies Franches de la Marine → notableEngagement → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Battle of Quebec (1711) → followedBy → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Royal Navy operations in the War of the Austrian Succession → includesEvent → capture of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)