A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England" id="mwSA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New England">New England</a> colonial army captures the French fortifications at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1745)" id="mwSQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Louisbourg (1745)">Louisbourg</a> (<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Style" id="mwSg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New Style">New Style</a>).