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Siege and Landing at Louisbourg 1758 Described in General Aenberff Letter
Excerpt from Major General Aenberff's letter to Lord Pitt details the May to August 1758 landing and siege operations against Louisbourg, including fleet movements from Halifax, landings under heavy surf, tactical dispositions, fortifications, and casualties on both sides as Wolfe and Bragg's regiments participate. The narrative covers island batteries, lighthouse Point actions, redoubts, and ship losses amid severe weather and ongoing bombardment through August 29.
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Whitehall
Vland
Cape Breton
Louisbourg
Aenberff
Pitt
Boscawen
Halifax
Bragg
Bay of Fundy
Dublin
Rous
Sutherland
Gabarus
Gabarus Bay
Lawrence
Wolfe
Cape Noir
Whitmore
Monckton
Lorembeck
Durell
Weepigton
Welle
Grenadiers
Ark Eh
Scott
Rangers
Hig Regiment
Elf Seohaining
Ce Whied of the Royal, Lascelles
Foruther
Webb
Lawsence
Ambert
Hopton
Otway
Warburton
Ufe
His
Baillie
Cuthbert
Highland Regiment
Nicholson
M. St. Julien
Bourgogne
Artois Royal Marine
Cambise
Volontaires Etrangers
Cambine
Lorembec
Reth
N. E
Charles Hardy
Kersthi
Bastide
Williamson
M‘kellar
Col. Bastide
Isis
Green Hill
L’echo
Harour
Quebec
Green-Hill
Miray
Meflervey
Meffervey
Apollo
la Fidelle