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Louisbourg in 1745: The Anonymous, Lettre D'un Habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) Containing a narrative of an eye-witness of the siege in 1745. University of Toronto. – Also: Louisbourg in 1745 at Google Books – Only account from the French viewpoint except the official reports "Letters Relating to the Expedition Against Cape Breton".
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Acadia in the year 1743, with Tatamagouche at the north coast of the Acadian peninsula Cannon from Captain Fones' ship Tartar, Newport Historical Society. The action of 15 June 1745 (also known as the Battle of Famme Goose Bay [9]) was a naval encounter between three New England vessels and a French and native relief convoy en route to relieve the Siege of Louisbourg (1745) during King George ...
The Louisburg expedition landed in Gabarus Bay on 1 May 1745 and siege works commenced at once (Siege of Louisbourg (1745). There being no professional British military engineers with the expedition, Pepperell wrote to Bastide at Annapolis, asking for help as quickly as possible. On 27 May, Bastide sailed to Louisbourg, arriving on 5 June.
Today, the entire site of the fortress, including the one-fifth reconstruction, is the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada, operated by Parks Canada. Offerings include guided and unguided tours, and the demonstration and explanation of period weapons, including muskets and a cannon, by enactors wearing period clothing.
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"HMS Grafton after the storm off Louisbourg, 1757." Admiral Holburne was aware of the arrival of French reinforcements, but the expedition was not yet ready and only sailed in early August. By the middle of the month, his ships were patrolling off Louisbourg, but Dubois de La Motte chose to stay in the harbor.