Main entry:

Downey, Fairfax, 1893-1990.

Title & Author:

Louisbourg: key to a continent [by] Fairfax Downey.

Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1965]

Description:

xii, 255 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Series:

The American forts series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-239).
I. Mighty stronghold -- II. Gage of battle -- III. Pawns to the castle -- IV. Building a fortress -- V. Within the walls -- VI. The three spectres -- VII. Demand for destruction -- VIII. Fortunes of war -- IX. By the mouths of cannon -- X. Battery and counterbattery -- XI. Assault on an island -- XII. "And great was the fall thereof" -- XIII. The victors and the spoils -- XIV. Trident of Neptune -- XV. Death of a fleet -- XVI. Price of peace -- XVII. Check and countercheck -- XVIII. Amphibious operation -- XIX. The French frigate -- XX. Ring of iron.

Summary:

Story of the construction of the French fortress in 1720 by Louis 15th and its capture by British forces in 1745 and in 1758, when it was destroyed.

Subject:

Battle of Louisbourg.
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (N.S.)
Louisbourg (N.S.) History Siege, 1758.
Lieu historique national de la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg (N.-É.)
Nova Scotia Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

American forts series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 136178
Call No.: PO14078 CAN FC385.D6; ID:86-B8802
Status: Available