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1620: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (19)1621: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (18)1622: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (18)1623: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (18)1624: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (19)1625: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (19)1626: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (19)1627: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (20)1628: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (20)1629: Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders (22)Soldiers, Warriors and Leaders
1620: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (12)1621: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (11)1622: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (11)1623: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (11)1624: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (12)1625: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (12)1626: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (12)1627: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (13)1628: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (13)1629: Wars, Battles and Conflicts (15)Wars, Battles and Conflicts
1620: Armed Forces (11)1621: Armed Forces (11)1622: Armed Forces (11)1623: Armed Forces (11)1624: Armed Forces (11)1625: Armed Forces (11)1626: Armed Forces (11)1627: Armed Forces (11)1628: Armed Forces (11)1629: Armed Forces (12)Armed Forces
1620: Strategy and Tactics (4)1621: Strategy and Tactics (4)1622: Strategy and Tactics (4)1623: Strategy and Tactics (4)1624: Strategy and Tactics (5)1625: Strategy and Tactics (5)1626: Strategy and Tactics (5)1627: Strategy and Tactics (5)1628: Strategy and Tactics (5)1629: Strategy and Tactics (5)Strategy and Tactics
1620: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1621: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (14)1622: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (14)1623: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (14)1624: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1625: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1626: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1627: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1628: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)1629: Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications (15)Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications
 
 

Date > 1600 > 1620-1629 > 1627

Subject > Weapons, Equipment and Fortifications

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Type: Document
Description: Eventually war erupted in North America between competing English and French colonies during the 17th century. In 1713, France ceded much of Acadia (now New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) to Britain and abandoned its claims to Newfoundland. They retained control of Cape Breton, where they built the fortress of Louisburg to protect their fishing and shipping interests.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: These French soldiers wear a style of clothing common through much of Western Europe in the early seventeenth century. Note the musket rest carried by the man at left, and the pike carried by the man in the background. Mid-19th century engraving after a drawing by Alfred de Marbot.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Image
Online Reference Books
Description: Construction of this building started in May 1624. The model shows the stone structure with its two corner turrets as it was circa 1625. The habitation was abandoned in 1633 following a fire.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Interactive Resource
Online Reference Books
Description: Illustrations and descriptions of various British, French and American firearms used in North America from the 16th century till the end of the 19th century.
Site: National Defence
 
 
Type: Document
Description: Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City was the capital of the French colony until 1759, when British troops conquered it. The city and the colony were brought into the British empire in 1763 by the treatise of Paris. Canada and the city of Quebec remained an English colony until the confederation of Canada in 1867
Site: Parks Canada
 
 
Type: Document
Description: The archeological research project currently underway at the Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site of Canada began in June 2005. The final exploratory campaign was conducted in the summer of 2007. The three digs confirmed the site's historical significance. Many architectural remains were excavated:
Site: Parks Canada
 
 
Type: Image
Description: This impressive photo collection gives you a chance to see more than 40 000 beautiful images of Canada's national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas. Search by keyword, type of heritage area, province or territory, name of heritage area.
Site: Parks Canada
 
 
Type: Document
Description: As the focal point for French and British settlement and as the seat of government of Acadia and then Nova Scotia, Fort Anne National Historic Site played an important role in Canadian history. The site was the scene of numerous battles as France and England fought for control of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This website features a discussion of the fort's historical significance.
Site: Parks Canada
 
 
Type: Document
Description: A description of the exhibits, buildings, parade square and open spaces that comprise Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
Site: Parks Canada
 
 
Type: Interactive Resource
Description: Help the ghost of Samuel de Champlain regain his memory of Canada`s national historic sites in an interactive game for younger children.
Site: Parks Canada
 
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