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Louisbourg 1758: Wolfe’s first siege

By René Chartrand , Patrice Courcelle

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841762173, 1841762172
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
62 MB (65372111 bytes)
Series
Campaign 79
Pages
96\92
Time added
2020-09-28 00:35:38
18th Century;Naval Warfare;Military;Military Histo

Description

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.

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