The Siege of Louisburg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisburg, the capital of the French province of véle-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Pepperell is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisburg during King George's War. During his day Pepperrell was called ""the hero of Louisburg,"" a victory celebrated in the name of Louisburg Square in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. .
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The Siege of Louisburg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisburg, the capital of the French province of véle-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Pepperell is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisburg during King George's War. During his day Pepperrell was called ""the hero of Louisburg,"" a victory celebrated in the name of Louisburg Square in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. .

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