William Pepperrell
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Major-General Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet was an American merchant, politician and military officer. He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that cap
Portrait by John Smibert, 1746
c. 1905 postcard of the William Pepperrell House, Kittery, Maine
Pepperall at the Siege of Louisberg
Letter from George Washington praising funeral oration for Pepperrell, 1789
King George's War
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King George's War encompassed the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primar
William Pepperrell
…officer. He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George's War. He owned a number of slaves and was one of the wealthiest people in the Thirteen Colonies. William Pepperrell was born in Kittery, Maine, then a part…
Colored engraving depicting the Siege of Louisbourg Following a 47-day siege, British forces captured the Fortress of Louisbourg in July 1745.