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A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
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New England
Region in the Northeastern United States
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
The siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Changes in calendar conventions
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)