A journal of the siege of Louisbourg by the troops of His Brittanick Majesty under the command of Major General Jeoffrey Amhurst [sic] Commander in Chief of an expedition fitted out for that purpose. AD 1758
1758
MSS L2008F15 [Bound]
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Title
A journal of the siege of Louisbourg by the troops of His Brittanick Majesty under the command of Major General Jeoffrey Amhurst [sic] Commander in Chief of an expedition fitted out for that purpose. AD 1758
Published
[S.l.] 1758
Description
[33] p. ; 15 cm.
Call Number
MSS L2008F15 [Bound]
Note
Account of the taking of the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia during the French & Indian War, May 28-July 27, 1758.
Probably written by an unidentified British military or naval officer & apparently derived from field notes or a rough journal kept by the officer on campaign.
Describes the initial amphibious landing of the British troops who "had allmost reached the bottom of the cove the enemy gave their full fire of cannon & musketry from behind the retrenchments, out troops were obliged to support all this with out the least return and some of the boats from the rowers being killed or wounded lay motionless Brigader. Wolf ... ordered two or three boats with volunteers from the light infantry to land at the Eastwd. at the extremity of the cove and get possession of that battery ..."
Accompanying map "A plan of the city and harbour of Louisbourg ..." cataloged separately (MAP L2008F16f): engraved by Jefferys from the original plan which was used during the siege of 1745 & still most accurate plan available to the British in 1758.
Probably written by an unidentified British military or naval officer & apparently derived from field notes or a rough journal kept by the officer on campaign.
Describes the initial amphibious landing of the British troops who "had allmost reached the bottom of the cove the enemy gave their full fire of cannon & musketry from behind the retrenchments, out troops were obliged to support all this with out the least return and some of the boats from the rowers being killed or wounded lay motionless Brigader. Wolf ... ordered two or three boats with volunteers from the light infantry to land at the Eastwd. at the extremity of the cove and get possession of that battery ..."
Accompanying map "A plan of the city and harbour of Louisbourg ..." cataloged separately (MAP L2008F16f): engraved by Jefferys from the original plan which was used during the siege of 1745 & still most accurate plan available to the British in 1758.
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