Louisbourg 1758

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846035341
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louisbourg 1758 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops, and it was only due to a stroke of daring on the part of a young brigadier named James Wolfe, who managed to turn the French beach position, that this was achieved. The story is largely based on firsthand accounts from the journals of several participants, including French Governor Drucour's, whose excellent account has never been published.

Author : Hugh Boscawen
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806150254
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Capture of Louisbourg, 1758 written by Hugh Boscawen and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisbourg, France's impressive fortress on Cape Breton Island's foggy Atlantic coast, dominated access to the St. Lawrence and colonial New France for forty years in the mid-eighteenth century. In 1755, Great Britain and France stumbled into the French and Indian War, part of what (to Europe) became the Seven Years' War—only for British forces to suffer successive defeats. In 1758, Britain and France, as well as Indian nations caught in the rivalry, fought for high stakes: the future of colonial America. Hugh Boscawen describes how Britain's war minister William Pitt launched four fleets in a coordinated campaign to prevent France from reinforcing Louisbourg. As the author shows, the Royal Navy outfought its opponents before General Jeffery Amherst and Brigadier James Wolfe successfully led 14,000 British regulars, including American-born redcoats, rangers, and carpenters, in a hard-fought assault landing. Together they besieged the fortress, which surrendered after forty-nine days. The victory marked a turning point in British fortunes and precipitated the end of French rule in North America. Boscawen, an experienced soldier and sailor, and a direct descendant of Admiral the Hon. Edward Boscawen, who commanded the Royal Navy fleet at Louisbourg, examines the pivotal 1758 Louisbourg campaign from both the British and French perspectives. Drawing on myriad primary sources, including previously unpublished correspondence, Boscawen also answers the question "What did the soldiers and sailors who fought there do all day?" The result is the most comprehensive history of this strategically important campaign ever written.

Author : Andrew John Bayly Johnston
Publisher : East Lansing : Michigan State University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Control and Order in French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713-1758 written by Andrew John Bayly Johnston and published by East Lansing : Michigan State University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Control and Order in French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713-1758 is the culmination of nearly a quarter century of research and writing on 18th-century Louisbourg. The author uses a multitude of primary archival sources to put together a detailed analysis of a distinctive colonial society.

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louisbourg, 1758 written by René Chartrand and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. As by-passing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication, Louisbourg had to be taken. The siege itself was a tremendous pounding match. Faced with strong beach defenses and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops and was only achieved by a stroke of daring on the part of a young Brigadier named James Wolfe who managed to turn the French beach position. The story is largely based on first-hand accounts from the journals of several participants including Lord Jeffrey Amherst and of French Governor Drucour, whose excellent account has never been published. The 1758 siege of Louisbourg was the most extensive siege operation ever attempted by the British forces in North America up to that time. Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. By-passing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication - Louisbourg had to be taken. The capture of Louisbourg would eliminate France's most important naval base in North America and clear the route to Quebec. The British army that besieged Fortress Louisbourg was larger than the one that was to lay siege to Quebec the following year. The land forces were led by Maj Gen Jeffery Amherst with skill and competence. Amherst also saw the extraordinary talents of youngJames Wolfe as a Brigade Commander and he gave him every opportunity to shine. Wolfe repaid him by performing brilliantly from the day of the landing. Rene Chartrand's text explains the background to the siege including the earlier naval operations, and the expulsion of the Acadian French populace from Nova Scotia in 1755 which resulted in unprecedented levels of partisan warfare on the western borders of Nova Scotia. The siege itself was a tremendous pounding match. Faced with strong beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops and was only achieved by a stroke of daring on the part of a young Brigadier named James Wolfe who managed to turn the French beach position.

Author : Huw J. Davies
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030026853X
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wandering Army written by Huw J. Davies and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling history of the British Army in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—showing how the military gathered knowledge from campaigns across the globe “Superb analysis.”—William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal At the outbreak of the War of Austrian Succession in 1742, the British Army’s military tactics were tired and outdated, stultified after three decades of peace. The army’s leadership was conservative, resistant to change, and unable to match new military techniques developing on the continent. Losses were cataclysmic and the force was in dire need of modernization—both in terms of strategy and in leadership and technology. In this wide-ranging and highly original account, Huw J. Davies traces the British Army’s accumulation of military knowledge across the following century. An essentially global force, British armies and soldiers continually gleaned and synthesized strategy from war zones the world over: from Europe to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Davies records how the army and its officers put this globally acquired knowledge to use, exchanging information and developing into a remarkable vehicle of innovation—leading to the pinnacle of its military prowess in the nineteenth century.

Author : Public Archives of Canada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.9J/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Work of the Public Archives ... written by Public Archives of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Canada. Parliament
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sessional Papers of the Dominion of Canada written by Canada. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.

Author : Canada. Parliament
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 914 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sessional Papers of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada written by Canada. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Public Archives of Canada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report on Canadian Archives and on the System of Keeping Public Records written by Public Archives of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Public Archives of Canada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 890 pages
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Download or read book Report on Canadian Archives written by Public Archives of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: