A View of the Landing the New England Forces in ey Expedition Against Cape Breton, 1745

A view of the landing of the colonial New England forces under the command of the Hon. William Peperell at the harbor of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of Austrian Succession 1741-1748. The location of French-occupied Louisbourg acted as a vital entrance into Canada. When France and England declared war on each other, the British colonists in New England, wary of French hindrance to their fishing and fur-trade, broke through the fortress and captured the city in 1745 aided by a small British squadron.

In the line engraving, a group of soldiers in boats row to the hilly terrain of Louisbourg in the background. They wear tricorne hats or cone-shaped helmets and carry rifles with bayonets. British ships blockade the harbor. In the right foreground is the stern of a British warship; it flies a large British ensign. The scene is framed with descriptive text in the lower margin.