Today is New Year's Eve.As 2022 Recedes Into HistoryLet’s do a quick retrospective of it. What happened that historians will be emphasize a
English Colonists Land in Front of Louisbourg
They seized the Grand Battery consisting of twenty-eight forty-two-pounders, and two eighteen-pounders.Our special project presenting the definitive
Christmas, 2022
Today is Christmas when we celebrate the joy of Christ's birth.Historians argue as to whether this poem is the first depiction of Santa Clause as
Parkman Part 6-2, Chapter 19
On the twenty-fourth of March 1745 the fleet, consisting of about ninety transports, escorted by the provincial warships, sailed from Nantasket
Army for God and Against Louisbourg
When the levies were complete, it was found that Massachusetts had contributed about 3,300 men, Connecticut 516, and New Hampshire 304 in her own pay,
Preparations for the Louisbourg Expedition
Few knew well what a fortress was, and nobody knew how to attack one.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Should Louisbourg Be Attacked?
Louisbourg was a standing menace to all the northern British colonies. It was the only French naval station on the continent.Our special project
Thanksgiving, 2022
While every day we should give thanks for the blessings of life, today is a special day for this.This year we are reprinting Thankful a
Parkman Vol. 6-2, Chapter 18
France had now occupied the valley of the Mississippi and joined with loose and uncertain links her two colonies of Canada and Louisiana.Our special