Capture of Cape Breton Island
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The Capture of Cape Breton Island was a British military operation during the War of the Austrian Succession in which British forces seized the French stronghold of Louisbourg, significantly impacting control of North American Atlantic trade routes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New England expedition against Louisbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | New England colonial militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British colonial forces from New England
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Peter Warren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Pepperrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | Louisbourg returned to France in 1748 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Louis Du Pont Duchambon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1745-06-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British negotiations at the Congress of Breda ⓘ |
| fortificationCaptured | Fortress of Louisbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Siege of Louisbourg (1745) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted colonial New England prestige
ⓘ
disrupted French Atlantic trade routes ⓘ shifted naval balance in the northwest Atlantic in favor of Britain ⓘ |
| location |
Cape Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Île Royale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg
ⓘ
seizure of Cape Breton Island from France ⓘ |
| opponent |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonial forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
British occupation of Louisbourg
ⓘ
temporary British control of Cape Breton Island ⓘ |
| participant |
Colony of Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French privateering against New England shipping ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Seven Years' War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1745-04-30 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of North American Atlantic trade routes
ⓘ
control of access to the Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ threat to French Canada ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Royal Navy squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1745 ⓘ |
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