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Louisburg
Louisburg , town (1991 pop. 1,261), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. The town, an ice-free port, is near the site of the great fortress of Louisbourg, built (1720-40) by France as its Gibraltar in America. Plans were drawn by the great French engineer Vauban, but the work was poorly done, and the garrison was inadequately supplied and at odds with the civilian population. French privateers, using the harbor as a base, preyed on New England fishermen working the Grand Banks, until 1745, when a small force of New Englanders under William Pepperrell, supported by a fleet of merchantmen commanded by Sir Peter Warren, attacked Louisbourg and forced its surrender. Three years later it was returned to France by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, in exchange for Madras (now Chennai), India, but it fell (1758) to a British land and sea attack led by Gen. Jeffery Amherst and Admiral Boscawen, which reduced it to ruins. The site is a national historic park, and reconstruction of a portion of the fortified town is completed.
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Fumble helps Louisburg top Holton
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 11/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...almost as deafening as the roar from Louisburg's side. Moments earlier, the Holton...And just like that, it was gone. Louisburg's Colby Kueser all but sucked the life...to be the game-winning touchdown in Louisburg's 10-3 victory. "I was just running...
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AGGRESSIVE LOUISBURG ADVANCES TO VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/30/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...up, but it was too late as undefeated Louisburg knocked Camden out of the 1A state playoffs...night in the Eastern Regional finals. Louisburg advances to the 1A state championship...Camden head coach, as some of the Louisburg players turned cartwheels on the Camden...
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KATS FALL SHORT AT LOUISBURG
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/10/2009; 636 words
; ...College issued the following news release: Louisburg College raced out to a 17-point first...season opening game for both teams in Louisburg, North Carolina. Erie was unable to...kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown to give Louisburg an early 7-0 lead. After a Louisburg...
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Louisburg College celebrates 200th birthday.
PR Newswire; 1/16/1987; 588 words
; >R A % TO STATE DESK AND EDUCATION EDITOR: LOUISBURG COLLEGE CELEBRATES 200TH BIRTHDAY LOUISBURG, N.C., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisburg College, the nation's oldest two-year church related college will...
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Louisburg continues its late-season roll by thrashing Pamlico.
Newspaper article from: Sun Journal (New Bern, NC); 11/12/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: John Swartz Nov. 12--LOUISBURG aa It's been five weeks since anyone could figure out how to stop Louisburg's offense. The streak continues...game marked the fifth in a row the Louisburg offense has scored more than 40 points...
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Lancers overcoming fear of Louisburg.
Newspaper article from: Free Press (Kinston, NC); 4/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...losses came against NJCAA D-I powerhouse Louisburg, a team that has had LCC's number...Hurricanes. But a 4-1 win on Sunday in Louisburg -- and an amazing six-run comeback...losing their apprehension of playing Louisburg. "I think we're overcoming our fear...
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Doc Watson to receive folk award at Louisburg Festival.
PR Newswire; 10/28/1988; 665 words
; DOC WATSON TO RECEIVE FOLK AWARD AT LOUISBURG FESTIVAL LOUISBURG, N.C., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Doc Watson...receive the Folk Music U.S.A. Award November 5 in the Louisburg High School Auditorium, Louisburg, where he will appear...
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RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE; Louisburg Sq. neighbors still bored by race.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/2/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the so totally old world, WASP Boston Louisburg Square John Kerry House, the one that...parking spaces than everybody else on Louisburg Square. Imagine that. We don't want...Heinz/Kerry Houses, so little time. Louisburg Square, Idaho, Georgetown, the 90...
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On the square For 150 years, Louisburg Square has maintained an undeniable appeal. It is the city's most cherished address, representing a kind of status that is distinctly Bostonian.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/2/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...other little plot of land, the charms of Louisburg Square might well be overlooked. They...Bostonians most admired about themselves. And Louisburg Square was, and still is, the apex...paneled library, author Robin Cook calls Louisburg Square "a metaphor of permanence" and...
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Jack Lynn Barnes - Louisburg, N.C.
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 10/15/2009; ; 462 words
; LOUISBURG, N.C. - Jack Lynn Barnes, 66, originally of Missouri and a resident of Louisburg, died Tuesday evening at Duke Raleigh Hospital...by his wife of 24 years, Millie Barnes of Louisburg; sons and daughters-in-law, Mitch and...
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Louisburg Expedition
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
LOUISBURG EXPEDITION LOUISBURG EXPEDITION. Louisburg, a French fortress and naval station on Cape Breton Island, threatened British dominance in the North Atlantic. New Englanders especially resented attacks by pirates and privateers on their...
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Louisburg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louisburg , town (1991 pop. 1,261), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. The town, an ice-free port, is near the site of the...
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French and Indian Wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...British fleet under Sir Peter Warren took Louisburg . Border warfare was severe but not...Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) returned Louisburg to France, but the hostile feelings...Crown Point . They also set out to take Louisburg and
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King George's War
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...declared war on each other. The French at Louisburg (Cape Breton Island) failed in an early...retaliation, New Englanders captured Louisburg and planned, with English aid, to attack...great fleet in June 1746 to recapture Louisburg and devastate English colonial seaports...
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Sir William Pepperrell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...fleet under Sir Peter Warren, captured the French fortress Louisburg , on Cape Breton, Canada. In recognition of this service...governed (1756-57) Massachusetts. His journal of the Louisburg expedition was published by the American Antiquarian Society...
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