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American Colonies |
Kirke takes Quebec |
English Newfoundland
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Treaty of Utrecht |
War of Austrian
Succession |
Capture of Louisbourg |
Treaty of Aix la
Chapelle |
Halifax |
French Indian Wars |
Governor Murray
The French in New France, fearing
that they could be cut off from France by the Royal Navy
realized that they needed a secure fortress at the
entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence in order to control
their vital lifeline. They had chosen a location in the
Cape Breton Islands and built the mighty fortress of
Louisburg.
The British Royal Navy realized that
Louisburg had to be countered with a strong naval base
close to its location and in 1749 British General Edward
Cornwallis mapped the coast and choose a large natural harbour on
the east side of Nova Scotia and named it Halifax. He
delivered about 2,500 settlers to the new settlement and
they kicked out the French fishermen who had used the
location as to dry and pack their catch.
Halifax was transformed into a large naval depot and a
imposing fortress named the Citadel was constructed on a
large hill in the city. Halifax became an important base
to launch operations from during the seven years way,
and again during the American revolutionary war.
The city was main supported by the British Government in
it's attempts to build a strong naval and army presence
in the area. The strong direct connections with England
would help maintain it's loyalty to the crown during the
American Revolution and provide a secure base to operate
against the American revolutionaries all along the
Atlantic seaboard.
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