The Fortress of Louisbourg's Best Kept Secret

The Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is a staple of any guide to 18th Century, Colonial North America. Here we saw the French and British fight for control of this site. Louisbourg the key to control over North America. The Fortress eventually succumbing to this power struggle, destroyed during the Seven Years' War. And, while it is known for a lot of things (its impressive reconstruction, its environment, its destruction, among others), we are going to talk about its often overlooked, but critical attribute - Louisbourg's harbour! Because this is where the real seat of power lay; a small protected harbour in the North Atlantic, which could make or break the struggle for control of North America.

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Cruising Cape Breton. (2019). Louisbourg Harbour. http://cruising-cape-breton.info/char...

Krause, Eric. (1996). Louisbourg Harbour. http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/Fort...

Krause, Eric. (1996). Louisbourg – The Seaport. http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/Fort...

Krause, Eric. (1996). A Louisbourg Primer. http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/Fort...

Parks Canada. (2011). Fortress of Louisbourg: Management Plan.

Parks Canada. Embrasures at Lartigue. https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/lo...

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