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Admiral Holburne was aware of the arrival of French reinforcements, but the expedition was not yet ready and only sailed in early August. By the middle of the month, his ships were patrolling off Louisbourg, but Dubois de La Motte chose to stay in the harbor. As the days progressed, the weather
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There were significant consequences in the frontier war because of the delays in Loudoun's instructions and the redirection of the expedition to Louisbourg instead of Quebec. Because Quebec was not targeted, the leaders of New France were able to use forces in operations against
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rising to take control over military matters. Loudoun consequently did not receive any feedback from London on his proposed campaign until March 1757. Before this feedback arrived, he developed plans for the expedition to Quebec and worked with the provincial governors of the
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French military leaders had early intelligence that the British were planning an expedition, and they also learned at an early date that Louisbourg would be the target. Between January and April 1757, squadrons sailed from
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which would otherwise have been needed to defend Quebec—and Loudoun had left Fort William Henry minimally defended in order to man his expedition. In August 1757, General
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to develop plans for a coordinated defence of the frontier, including the allotment of militia quotas to each province.
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William Pitt's instructions finally reached Loudoun in March 1757. They called for the expedition to first target
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On 24 September 1757, the British fleet was scattered by a gale, but the French could not pursue them due to a
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led a force of 8,000, including 1,800 Indians, against the British fort, and the British surrendered after
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epidemic. Dubois de La Motte returned to Brest with his sick men on 30 October 1757.
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started in 1754 over territorial disputes between the North American colonies of
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with five ships of the line and a frigate, and four ships and two frigates from
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in September 1756, focused on a single expedition aimed at the heart of
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Loudoun's plan for the 1757 campaign was submitted to the government in
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Encyclopedia of the French & Indian War in North America, 1754–1763
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would transport the troops and face any French naval threats.
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who had temporarily assumed command after Braddock's death.
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captured the garrison and destroyed fortifications in the
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Seven Years' War in North America:
The French and Indian War
1st Northeast Coast
Cape Ray
Chignecto
Bay of Fundy
Petitcodiac
2nd Northeast Coast
1st Lunenburg
1st Louisbourg
Bloody Creek
2nd Lunenburg
2nd Louisbourg
Petitcodiac River
Ile Saint-Jean
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cape Sable
St. John River
Restigouche
St. John's
French

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