A campaign of amateurs : the siege of Louisbourg, 1745 / by Raymond F. Baker.: R61-2/1-18E-PDF

"On the morning of 11 May 1745, some 90 transport vessels under escort of a British naval squadron sailed into Gabarus (Gabarouse) Bay on Cape Breton Island. Aboard the transports were nine regiments of hastily raised citizen soldiers from the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. They had come to conquer the great French fortress of Louisbourg; in 47days they were to do just that, and shatter the myth of invincibility that had begun to surround the fortress"--Abstract, p. 6.

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Department/Agency Parks Canada.
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Title A campaign of amateurs : the siege of Louisbourg, 1745 / by Raymond F. Baker.
Variant title Construction and occupation of the barracks of the King's Bastion at Louisbourg
Series title Canadian historic sites: occasional papers in archaeology and history ; no. 18
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Une campagne d'amateurs :le siège de Louisbourg en 1745.
On added title page: The construction and occupation of the barracks of the King's Bastion at Louisbourg by Blaine Adams.
Digitized edition from print [by the History of Parks Canada Electronic Library].
Includes bibliographic references.
Publishing information Ottawa : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, 1978.
Author / Contributor Baker, Raymond F.
Adams, Blaine.
Description 150 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • R61-2/1-18E-PDF
Subject terms Historic sites
Canadian history
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