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Title The reduction of Louisbourg a poem : inscribed to the honorable Edward Boscawen : wrote on board his majesty's ship Orford in Louisbourg Harbour /...

Creator Nevill, Valentine, fl. 1758

Date 1758

Place Canada, Great Britain, Louisbourg (N.S.), Nova Scotia, United States

Language English

Subjects Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, War poetry, English

Description Published: Portsmouth (England) : Printed for J. Wilkinson, and sold by T. Osbourne and W. Owen, near Temple Bar, London, 1758.

Summary Poem written by Valentine Nevill, Secretary to Admiral George Townshend, while on board the British ship Orford during the siege of Fort Louisbourg, July 1758. In this poem Nevill celebrates the British victory over the French and Admiral Boscawen's role in the battle.

Biographical/Historical Note One of the strongest French bases in North America, Fort Louisbourg, Nova Scotia guarded the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. During the Seven Years' War, it was captured from the French by a British combined force in July 1758.

Extent 1 v. (9 p.) ; 23 cm

Format Manuscripts, English, Poems, Poetry

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 615

BibID 991444178805867

Size 2177px × 2791px 17.39 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

File Created 05/28/2024

Filename 991444178805867_Ayer_MS_615_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12BQG6

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