Project Gutenberg 2015-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Drake, Samuel Adams 1833 1905 Drake, Samuel A. The Taking of Louisburg, 1745 Decisive Events in American History Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Taking of Louisburg, 1745" by Samuel Adams Drake is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the military campaign leading to the capture of the fortress of Louisburg during the broader context of Anglo-French conflicts in North America. The book likely centers on the strategies, political implications, and the experiences of key figures involved in this decisive moment of colonial history. At the start of the text, the author introduces the conceptual groundwork for understanding the need for strong colonial defenses, particularly focusing on the fortifications of Louisburg. It discusses the geopolitical landscape of the time, outlining the inadequacies of the English colonies in defending against French incursions. The narrative reflects on the historical significance of Louisburg as a strategic stronghold and sets the stage for the events leading to its siege. Through this, the groundwork is laid for exploring the motivations and preparations of the New England forces under Governor William Shirley, who sought to take control of this key fort amidst growing unrest and military tension with the French. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1745 E186 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 210025 2024-09-21T08:07:57.169260 2023-09-22T05:32:19.652016 text/html text/html 199097 2015-11-30T20:07:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 846617 2015-11-30T20:08:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 949079 2024-09-21T08:08:03.659244 application/epub+zip 953893 2024-09-21T08:07:59.583278 application/epub+zip 121182 2024-09-21T08:07:58.342296 application/epub+zip 1024683 2024-09-21T08:08:06.535429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 999679 2024-09-21T08:08:02.629329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168077 2022-09-22T20:59:13.504858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163084 162890 2024-09-21T08:07:56.394327 2023-09-22T05:32:18.876968 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163830 2015-11-30T20:07:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 62841 2015-11-30T20:08:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 163231 2015-11-30T20:08:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62670 2015-11-30T20:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20345 2024-09-21T08:08:06.671245 application/rdf+xml 10552 2024-09-21T08:07:58.442276 image/jpeg 1701 2024-09-21T08:07:58.393247 image/jpeg 858187 2024-09-21T08:07:57.207293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia