Edward Boscawen
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Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He is known principally for his various naval commands during the 18th century and the engagements that he won, including
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1755–1757
The Capture of Puerto Bello, by Samuel Scott, 1740
Attack at Cartagena de Indias by the British in 1741, oil on canvas, 18th century
Lord Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre, 1747, by Samuel Scott
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
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The siege of Louisbourg was fought during the Seven Years' War on Cape Breton Island between an attacking British force and defending French and Mi'kmaq troops. The French attempted to send reinforcem
Edward Boscawen
…officer and politician. He is known principally for his various naval commands during the 18th century and the engagements that he won, including the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and Battle of Lagos in 1759. He is also remembered as the officer who signed the warrant authorising the execution of Admiral John Byng in 1757…
1758 painting of the siege
Major General Jeffery Amherst was tasked with the capture of the French Fortress of Louisbourg
The fall of Louisbourg brought a second wave of the Acadian expulsion, as the British engaged in a series of campaigns to deport the Acadians
French cannons captured from Louisbourg in Toronto