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 Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: British government in London
belligerent Connecticut Colony ⓘ
surface form: Colony of Connecticut

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 militias ⓘ
surface form: New England colonial forces

Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy of Great Britain
campaign Siege of Louisbourg (1745) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island

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 ⓘ
surface form: Province of Massachusetts Bay government
partOf King George's War ⓘ
King George's War ⓘ
surface form: War of the Austrian Succession in North America
precededBy French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War ⓘ
result British and New England victory ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 North America and West Indies Station ⓘ
surface form: 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 → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British occupation of Louisbourg
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) → campaign → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England expedition against Louisbourg
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 → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England expedition against Louisbourg
William Pepperrell → notableBattle → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Peter Warren → notableWork → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Peter Warren → notableWork → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capture of Louisbourg (1745)
Peter Warren → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → notableWork → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Louisbourg in 1745
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → notableEvent → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
Louis Du Pont Duchambon → participantIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Louisbourg (1745)
French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War → inspired → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England expedition against Louisbourg (1745)
Samuel Waldo → participatedIn → Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ