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A failed British attempt to capture the French Fortress of Louisbourg on Île Royale.
Great Britain | |||
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| British Fleet, Francis HolburneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1720-1768 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Newark (80)
1747-1787 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | William HolburneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1726-1729 | Fleet Flagship | |
| Name : Invincible (74)
1747-1758 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | John BentleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1718-1770 | ||
| Name : Grafton (68)
1750-1767 British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Thomas CornwallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1749-1763 | ||
| Name : Terrible (74)
1747-1763 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Richard CollinsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1720-1763 | ||
| Name : Northumberland (68)
1750-1780 British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Leviathan" | Lord Alexander Colville (7th Viscount Colville of Culross)British Naval Sailor Service 1732-1766 | ||
| Name : Captain (64)
1743-1777 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Buffalo" | John AmherstBritish Naval Sailor Service 1730-1778 | ||
| Name : Orford (68)
1749-1783 British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Richard SpryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1733-1775 | ||
| Name : Bedford (64)
1741-1787 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk" | Thorpe FowkeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1718-1760 | ||
| Name : Nassau (64)
1740-1770 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | James SayerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1736-1777 | ||
| Name : Sunderland (60)
1744-1761 British 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | George MackenzieBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1779 | ||
| Name : Defiance (60)
1744-1766 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Patrick BairdBritish Naval Sailor Service 1738-1761 | ||
| Name : Tilbury (58)
1745-1757 British 58 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Henry BarnsleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1729-1744 | ||
| Name : Kingston (60)
1740-1762 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | William ParryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1728-1778 | ||
| Name : Windsor (60)
1745-1777 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Samuel FaulknorBritish Naval Sailor Service 1729-1759 | ||
| Name : Sutherland (50)
1741-1770 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Edward FalkinghamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1726-1770 | ||
| British Frigates & Sloops | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Winchelsea (20)
1740-1758 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | John HaleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1734-1779 | ||
| Name : Success (20)
1740-1779 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | Paul Henry OurryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1742-1773 | ||
| Name : Port Mahon (24)
1740-1763 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | Samuel WallisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1745-1781 | ||
| Name : Nightingale (22)
1746-1783 British 22 Gun 6th Rate Ship | James CampbellBritish Naval Sailor Service 1735-1763 | ||
| Name : Kennington (20)
1756-1774 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | Dudley DiggesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1739-1763 | ||
| Name : Ferret (14)
1743-1757 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop | Francis UptonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1742-1757 | ||
| Name : Vulture (14)
1744-1761 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop | John ScaifeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1762 | ||
| Name : Hunter (10)
1756-1780 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop | Sir William Hewett (5th Baronet of Headley Hall)British Naval Sailor Service 1741-1759 | ||
| Name : Speedwell (8)
1752-1780 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Spitfire" | Robert BondBritish Naval Sailor Service 1738-1771 | ||
| Name : Hawke (8)
1756-1759 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop | Housman BroadleyBritish Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Gibraltar's Prize (14)
1757-1761 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop | John StottBritish Naval Sailor Service 1747-1772 | ||
| Name : Jamaica (10)
1744-1770 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop | Samuel ThompsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1739-1788 | ||
| Name : Furnace (8)
1740-1763 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | William WilliamsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1735-1742 | Bomb Vessel | |
| Name : Lightning (14)
1746-1762 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop 1755 Renamed "Lightning" | Henry MartinBritish Naval Sailor Service 1749-1780 | Fireship | |
Royaume de France (Marine Royale) - Naval Sailor Service 1698-1762 | |||
| French Squadron, Chevalier Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc (Comte Dubois de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1698-1762 | |||
9 Ships of Line and 2 frigates | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Le Formidable (80)
1751-1759 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Squadron Flagship | ||
| Name : Le Duc de Bourgogne (80)
1751-1801 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple" 1794 Renamed "Caton" | |||
| Name : Le Superbe (74)
1738-1759 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Antoine Nicolas Choiseul-Beaupré (Comte de Marcheville)French Naval Sailor Service 1732-1757 | ||
| Name : Le Glorieux (74)
1756-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Le Héros (74)
1752-1759 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Le Dauphin Royal (74)
1738-1783 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | André d’Urtubie (Chevalier d’Urtubie Fagosse)French Naval Sailor Service 1708-1767 | ||
| Name : Le Belliqueux (64)
1756-1758 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Chevalier Louis Guillouet (Comte d'Orvilliers)French Naval Sailor Service 1719-1779 | ||
| Name : Le Célèbre (64)
1757-1758 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| Name : Le Bizarre (64)
1751-1782 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| French Squadron from Saint Domingue, Chevalier Joseph de Bauffremont-CourtenayFrench Naval Sailor Service 1723-1777 | |||
5 Ships of Line and 1 Frigate | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Le Tonnant (80)
1743-1780 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Squadron Flagship | ||
| Name : Le Défenseur (24)
1754-1778 French 24 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Chevalier Charles de CourbonFrench , Naval Sailor Service 1710-1766 Claude de Bullion (Marquis de Montlouët)French Naval Sailor Service 1726-1758 | ||
| Name : Le Diadème (74)
1756-1797 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Brutus" | |||
| Name : L'Inflexible (64)
1752-1763 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Chevalier Laurent Louis de SartreFrench Naval Sailor Service 1719-1762 | ||
| Name : L'Éveillé (64)
1752-1772 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |||
| French Squadron from Toulon, Joseph-François de Noble du RevestFrench Naval Sailor | |||
4 Ships of Line and 2 Frigates : depart from Toulon april 1757 , escape blockade of Admiral Charles Saunders at Gilbratar | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : L'Hector (74)
1755-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Joseph-François de Noble du RevestFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | Squadron Flagship | |
| Name : L'Achille (64)
1747-1761 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | PannatFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| Name : Le Vaillant (64)
1755-1783 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Surin de MuratFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| Name : Le Sage (64)
1751-1768 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Charles Auguste d’Abon (Comte d’Abon)French Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| French Frigates Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : La Brune (30)
1755-1761 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : L'Abénaquise (38)
1756-1757 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Demi-Batterie | Chevalier Charles Mac CarthyFrench Naval Sailor Merchant Sailor Service 1745-1757 | ||
| Name : La Comète (30)
1752-1761 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : L'Hermione (28)
1749-1757 French 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | |||
| Name : La Fleur de Lys (30)
1754-1760 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||