Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

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Siege of Louisbourg
Part of the French and Indian War
Burning of the French ship Prudent and capture of Bienfaisant, during the siege of Louisbourg in 1758, Richard Paton
Date 8 June – 26 July 1758 Location Louisbourg, Île-Royale, French Canada 45°55′17″N 59°58′13″W / 45.92139°N 59.97028°W / 45.92139; -59.97028 Result British victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Great Britain British America	France Mi'kmaq
Commanders and leaders
Jeffery Amherst James Wolfe Charles Lawrence Edward Whitmore Edward Boscawen Robert Rogers	Augustin de Drucour Louis-Joseph Beaussier de l' Isle
Strength
26,000 40 warships 150 transport vessels	7,000 7 ships of the line 4 frigates 1 fluyt
Casualties and losses
172 killed 355 wounded[3]	102 killed 303 wounded 6,600 captured[3] 3 ships of the line destroyed 2 ships of the line captured 1 ship of the line scuttled 2 frigates scuttled 1 fluyt captured

The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the French and Indian War in 1758 that ended French colonial dominance in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to capture Quebec in 1759 and the remainder of New France the following year.^[4]