Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
1758 · Event
Wolfe and Amherst take France's great Atlantic fortress after a seven-week siege, opening the St Lawrence to the fleet that will carry Wolfe to Quebec.
On these timelines: The Seven Years' War, Canada, Master, British Empire, France
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