Hey thanks. A six-great grandfather, Samuel Blake, was killed in battle there in 1745...a fisherman out of Portsmouth, N.H.... His son, my five-great grandfather was with him and fortunately for me survived the battle(s).
Okay, brief history. Sam was killed during King George's War. A bunch of New Englanders under William Peppercell together with the English under SIr Peter Warran captured Louisbourg from the French in 1745. The New Englanders pretty much sailed up to Nova Scotia in fishing boats. I'm sure our historians can add more.
Ron
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