Louisbourg Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military expedition
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
gptkbp:casualties Significant casualties on both sides
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:William_Pepperrell
gptkbp:culturalImpact Commemorated in local history
Inspired literature
Influenced historical reenactments
Influenced_American_military_tradition
Tourism_in_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:date 1745
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 months
gptkbp:followedBy Second_Louisbourg_Expedition
gptkbp:historicalImpact Increased_British_influence_in_North_America
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Colonial_America
Military records
Official reports
Personal diaries
Colonial newspapers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louisbourg Expedition
gptkbp:influencedBy European_conflicts
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_colonists
gptkb:Iroquois_Confederacy
gptkb:British_Navy
New_England_colonial_troops
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:Captain_Joseph_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_H._Smith
gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Boscawen
gptkb:Major_General_William_Shirley
gptkb:General_Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalm
gptkb:Captain_Edward_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_Richard_H._Smith
Captain_Benjamin_H._Smith
Captain_John_D._Durell
Captain_John_Winslow
Captain_Joseph_W._Smith
Captain_Samuel_H._Smith
Captain_Thomas_Durell
Colonel_Paul_Mascarene
Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Gorham
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisbourg,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:militaryRank Siege warfare
gptkbp:notableEvent Siege of Louisbourg
gptkbp:outcome British_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:French_forces
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham
Seven Years' War
Battle of Fort Beauséjour
gptkbp:resultedIn Capture of the fortress
gptkbp:significance Strategic_control_of_Cape_Breton_Island
gptkbp:supportedBy Colonial_militias
gptkbp:technology Artillery
Siege equipment