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Battle of Louisbourg
1758
2 June-27 July 1758
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Seven Years War (North America)

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In a large-scale siege of Louisbourg, on Cape Breton Island, British Generals Jeffrey Amherst and James Wolfe attacked by land while Admiral Edward Boscawen blockaded a French naval squadron in the harbour. After weeks of very heavy fighting, French Governor Auguste Drucour surrendered the fortress, reputedly the most powerful in North America.


   
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