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French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
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French and Indian War
North American theater of the Seven Years' War
The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Native American allies. Historians generally consider it part of the global conflict 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War, although in the United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Battle of the French and Indian War
The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the French and Indian War in 1758 that ended French colonial dominance in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to capture Quebec in 1759 and the remainder of New France the following year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James Wolfe
British Army officer (1727–1759)
Major-general James Wolfe was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Louisbourg
Place in Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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