New Hampshire's Role in the Reduction of Louisburg--1745: Historical New Hampshire/ by William Oedel.
- Title:
- New Hampshire's Role in the Reduction of Louisburg--1745: Historical New Hampshire/ by William Oedel.
- Author:
- Oedel, William.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH : New Hampshire Historical Society, 1966.
- Physical Description:
- p. 12-27.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1966 Vol.21, Issue 3 (Autumn 1966) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- Dicusses the essential role played by New Hampshire in the Siege of Louisburg in 1745, New Hampshire supplied the sloop 'Abigail' and over 500 men, and spent nearly 26,500 pounds- much of it inflationary bills of credit. Their 42-pound cannon balls, although fitting no British guns, were used in captured cannons and heped bombard Louisbourg into surrender 17 June 1745. In 1749 the Crown reimbursed New Hampshire 16,355 pounds for their contribution.
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- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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