1758 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR newspaper FORT FRONTENAC CAPTURED Siege of Louisbourg for Sale

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1758 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR newspaper FORT FRONTENAC CAPTURED Siege of Louisbourg For Sale

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1758 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR newspaper FORT FRONTENAC CAPTURED Siege of Louisbourg:
$45.00

1758 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR newspaper FORT FRONTENAC CAPTURED Siege of Louisbourg

1758 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR newspaper with multiple reports from the frontier as well as Canada, including thefall of FORT FRONTENACatKingston, Ontario; as wellastheSiege of Louisbourg

- inv # 9V-449

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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINALNEWSPAPER,theLondon Chronicle(England) datedOctober 14, 1758.This original newspaper contains incredible French and Indian War history. One report announces the capture of Fronenac by British Colonel John Bradstreet while another lists the troops sent to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg, at the mouth of the St Lawrence.

In August 1758, the British under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Bradstreet left Fort Oswego with a force of a little over 3000 men and attacked Fort Frontenac. The fort\'s garrison of 110 men, including five officers and 48 enlisted men of the regular colonial troops, employees, women, children, 8 Indians, and others commanded by Pierre-Jacques Payen de Noyan et de Chavoy, surrendered and were allowed to leave. Bradstreet captured the fort\'s supplies and nine French naval vessels, and destroyed much of the fort. He quickly departed to avoid further conflict with any French support troops.

For the British, Fort Oswego was secured, and the army\'s reputation was restored. For the French, the fort\'s loss was considered to be only a temporary setback. Fort Frontenac\'s surrender did not succeed in completely severing French communications and transportation to the west since other routes were available (e.g. the Ottawa River – Lake Huron route). Supplies could also be moved west from other French posts (e.g. Fort de La Présentation). In the long term, however, the surrender compromised French prestige among the Indians and contributed to the defeat of New France in North America. Since the fort was no longer perceived to be important to the French, it was never rebuilt and was left abandoned for the next 25 years.

French imperial power was waning in the late 1750s, and by 1763 France had withdrawn from the North American mainland. Cataraqui and the remains of Fort Frontenac were relinquished to the British.

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