Proper noun
Louisbourg
An unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
After the French surrender, Louisbourg was thoroughly destroyed by British engineers to ensure it would never be reclaimed. Source: Internet
After the fall of Louisbourg, the resident French population of Ile Royal were deported to France. Source: Internet
Colonel Monckton, in the sole British success that year, captured Fort Beauséjour in June 1755, cutting the French fortress at Louisbourg off from land-based reinforcements. Source: Internet
During King George's War (1744 to 1748), an army of New Englanders led by William Pepperrell mounted an expedition of 90 vessels and 4,000 men against Louisbourg in 1745. citation Within three months the fortress surrendered. Source: Internet
A French expedition to recover Louisbourg in 1746 failed due to bad weather, disease, and the death of its commander. Source: Internet
Government of Canada, 2004-04-26 The French also built the Louisbourg Lighthouse in 1734, the first lighthouse in Canada and one of the first in North America. Source: Internet