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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Governor Shirley addresses Massachusetts-Bay General Assembly on July 17, 1745, praising the capture of Louisbourg by New England troops under General Pepperrell and Commodore Warren, supported by British ships, after a six-week siege ending June 17, 1745. Details enemy and allied forces, with a plan of the fortifications.
Merged-components note: Historical account of the American (New England) capture of Louisbourg in 1745, relevant to domestic military history in the context of the current war; the image is the referenced plan of Louisbourg with spatial overlap. Changed label from foreign_news to domestic_news as it pertains to American colonial forces.
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Signal Favour and Direction of the Divine Providence, by the Bravery and indefatigable Toil of his Majesty's New-England Subjects, supported by a
Squadron of his Ships of War at Sea-- protecting them against the Enemy's Naval Force, and adding to the Terror of their Arms on shore.-- The
Enemy did within their Walls near 600 Regular Troops, and about 1300 effective Men under Arms besides, and that the Number of our Land Forces
before the Place did not exceed 3600, being all undisciplined Troops.
Explanation of the PLAN of Louisbourg, &c. which City, together
with the whole Island of Cape Breton, was surrendered by the French to
His Majesty King GEORGE, the 17th of June 1745. after a Siege of
six Weeks and five Days, from the Time of the Army's Landing, under the
Command of General Pepperrell and Commodore Warren.
(1) The Island Battery, at the Harbour's Mouth, 28 Guns, 24-Pounders.
(2) The Town N.-East Battery, 18 twenty four pounders, on two Faces.
(3) Three Flanks, with two Guns each, eighteen pounders.
(4) A small Battery of Eight Guns, nine pounders.
(5) Demi Lune, or Circular Battery, of 16 Guns, 24 pounders.
(6) The Magazine.
(7) The Fort or Citadel, fortified distinctly from the Town, in which the
Governor lived.
(8) Three Fascine Batteries, erected by our People against the W. Gate, &c.
(9) The Grand Battery, of 36 Guns, 42 pounders, right against the
Harbour's Mouth. &c.
(10) A Fascine Battery erected by the English (1745) near the Light-
House, opposite to the Island Battery, and not quite half a Mile from it.
From this Battery our People play'd so successfully upon the Island Battery,
both with their Cannon and Mortar, that the Enemy abandon'd it with the
utmost Precipitation, and ran up to their Necks in Water, to secure themselves.
The Center of the Town.
L. The Light House.
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Louisbourg, Island Of Cape Breton
Event Date
17th Of June 1745
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the city and whole island of cape breton surrendered by the french to his majesty king george after a siege of six weeks and five days. enemy within walls: near 600 regular troops and about 1300 effective men under arms. number of our land forces before the place: did not exceed 3600, being all undisciplined troops.
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The Town was won under the most Signal Favour and Direction of the Divine Providence, by the Bravery and indefatigable Toil of his Majesty's New-England Subjects, supported by a Squadron of his Ships of War at Sea protecting them against the Enemy's Naval Force, and adding to the Terror of their Arms on shore. Explanation of the PLAN includes details of batteries and fortifications captured.