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Louisbourg

British

/ ˈluːɪsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

a fortress in Canada, in Nova Scotia on SE Cape Breton Island: founded in 1713 by the French and strongly fortified (1720–40); captured by the British (1758) and demolished; reconstructed as a historic site

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"My guess is that Maple proceeds hostile or friendly, regardless," said Roy, vice-president of Louisbourg Investments.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2011

Visit the historic fort at Louisbourg and take a boat tour of Bras d’Or Lake, the saltwater lake that almost bisects the island.

From New York Times • May 18, 2010

Holburne cruised off Louisbourg, hoping to attack the French, but his fleet was shattered by a storm.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Shirley then proposed to the assembly the quixotic scheme of capturing Louisbourg.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Louisbourg, Cape Breton, 246, 451, 429; Cost of expedition to reimbursed, 18; surrender of, 19; description of, 206.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

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