Louisbourg: Key to a ContinentPrentice-Hall, 1965 - 255 páginas Story of the construction of the French fortress in 1720 by Louis 15th and its capture by British forces in 1745 and in 1758, when it was destroyed. |
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Mighty Stronghold | 1 |
Gage of Battle | 6 |
Pawns to the Castle | 11 |
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