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 Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
surface form: Second Siege of Louisbourg
belligerent British American colonial forces
France
French Navy
Great Britain
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station
surface form: Royal Navy
campaign British 1758 campaign in North America
commander Chevalier de Drucour
Edward Boscawen
James Wolfe
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
surface form: 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 (1759–1760)
surface form: Quebec campaign (1759)
fortressCaptured Louisbourg
surface form: Fortress of 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, 1st Baron Amherst
surface form: Jeffery Amherst
objective capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg
partOf French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: 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 French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: 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 Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
this entity surface form: Capture of Louisbourg in 1758
Edward Boscawen notableWork Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
this entity surface form: Capture 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 Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
this entity surface form: Second Siege of Louisbourg
Military history of New France hasPart Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
French and Indian War (as part of British America) significantEvent Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
subject surface form: French and Indian War
Louisburg attackedIn Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Louisbourg knownFor Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Massachusetts provincial forces notableEngagement Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Old Dreadnought notableFor Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
subject surface form: Edward Boscawen
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis participatedIn Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
subject surface form: William Cornwallis
James Murray participatedIn Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
this entity surface form: Battle of Louisbourg (1758)
James Murray was a brigadier general participatedIn Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
subject surface form: James Murray
this entity surface form: Battle of Louisbourg (1758)