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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.
The Duc d'Anville expedition (June – October 1746) was sent from France to recapture Louisbourg and take peninsular Acadia (present-day mainland Nova Scotia).The expedition was the largest military force ever to set sail for the New World prior to the American Revolutionary War. [1]
The Gorham family had a long history of ranging which began under Benjamin Church.John Gorham I died while fighting alongside Church in the famous Great Swamp Fight.(Gorham, Maine and Gorham, New Hampshire are named for John Gorham I.) [4] John Gorham II also served with Church during the fourth Eastward Expedition into Acadia, which involved the Raid on Chignecto (1696) during King William's War.
The Swiss regiment de Karrer in the Louisbourg Garrison was a considerably complicating element in the town of Louisbourg due to its different organization than the French companies (operating as a larger unit with three subaltern officers and nearly 150 men under the command of a captaine-lieutenant) and its special status (notably in the area of judicial autonomy).
However the fall of the fortress led to the loss of French territory across Atlantic Canada. From Louisbourg, British forces spent the remainder of the year routing French forces and occupying French settlements in what is today New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. The second wave of the Acadian expulsion began.
Today this National Historic Site of Canada is the town's dominant economic engine, employing many residents and attracting thousands of tourists every year. The fortress holds large scale historical reenactments every few years to mark important historical events and attract visitors to the town.
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With Louisbourg captured by the British, Le Loutre became the liaison between the Acadian settlers and French expeditions by land and sea. The authorities directed him to receive the expedition at Baie de Chibouctou (Halifax Harbour in present-day Halifax, Nova Scotia). Le Loutre was virtually the only person to know the signals to identify the ...