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'''Louisbourg''' was a French [[Fort|stronghold]] in northern {{Wiki|Nova Scotia}}, near the {{Wiki|Gulf of Saint Lawrence}}. Until the [[Seven Years' War]], it served as [[France]]'s principal seat of power in {{Wiki|New France}}. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In | In 1745, the British [[Royal Navy]] laid [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|siege]] to the fort, just as the [[Assassins]] [[John de la Tour]], [[Achilles Davenport]], and Achilles' wife [[Abigail Davenport|Abigail]] arrived to track the [[Hermeticists|Hermeticist]] [[Nicolas Court]]. While de la Tour and Achilles fought off the attacking [[British Army|British troops]], Abigail searched for Court's safehouse, but it was abandoned. Eventually realizing that the fort would inevitably fall to the British, de la Tour sacrificed himself to buy Achilles and Abigail enough time to escape.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Siege of Louisbourg"</ref> After the British captured Louisbourg, they would return it to France three years later through the {{Wiki|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-Chapelle}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Fortress of Louisbourg}}</ref> | ||
In 1758, the Royal Navy again attacked the fort during the Seven Years' War, starting the [[Siege of Louisbourg]]. The Assassin [[Adéwalé]] attempted to destroy the British fleet using [[fireship]]s, but the [[Templars]] intercepted him and, with the help of [[James Cook]]'s [[Man O' War]], [[HMS Pembroke|HMS ''Pembroke'']], sank the fireships. Adéwalé was thus forced to retreat, and the [[French Navy]] was defeated, causing Louisbourg to fall to the British and marking a turning point in the war.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Men o' War]]</ref> The fortress was later destroyed to prevent the French from retaking it.<ref name="Wiki"/> | |||
By 1776, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], Louisbourg trade routes were attacked by British [[privateer]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Troubled Waters]]</ref> The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] used the ''[[Aquila]]'' to defend the routes and sink many privateer ships, the ''[[Prospector]]'' among them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Raiding the Prospector]]</ref> Once the routes were secured, Louisbourg could trade safely with the [[Davenport Homestead]] in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[One of a Kind]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*[[Fort de Sable]] bears resemblance to Louisbourg, indicating that the fortress was planned to be a location that [[Shay Cormac]] could visit or capture for the British. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1stm}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Forts]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:19, 5 May 2026
Louisbourg was a French stronghold in northern Nova Scotia, near the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Until the Seven Years' War, it served as France's principal seat of power in New France.
History[edit | edit source]
In 1745, the British Royal Navy laid siege to the fort, just as the Assassins John de la Tour, Achilles Davenport, and Achilles' wife Abigail arrived to track the Hermeticist Nicolas Court. While de la Tour and Achilles fought off the attacking British troops, Abigail searched for Court's safehouse, but it was abandoned. Eventually realizing that the fort would inevitably fall to the British, de la Tour sacrificed himself to buy Achilles and Abigail enough time to escape.[1] After the British captured Louisbourg, they would return it to France three years later through the Treaty of Aix-Chapelle.[2]
In 1758, the Royal Navy again attacked the fort during the Seven Years' War, starting the Siege of Louisbourg. The Assassin Adéwalé attempted to destroy the British fleet using fireships, but the Templars intercepted him and, with the help of James Cook's Man O' War, HMS Pembroke, sank the fireships. Adéwalé was thus forced to retreat, and the French Navy was defeated, causing Louisbourg to fall to the British and marking a turning point in the war.[3] The fortress was later destroyed to prevent the French from retaking it.[2]
By 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, Louisbourg trade routes were attacked by British privateers.[4] The Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton used the Aquila to defend the routes and sink many privateer ships, the Prospector among them.[5] Once the routes were secured, Louisbourg could trade safely with the Davenport Homestead in Massachusetts.[6]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Fort de Sable bears resemblance to Louisbourg, indicating that the fortress was planned to be a location that Shay Cormac could visit or capture for the British.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "The Siege of Louisbourg"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Fortress of Louisbourg on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Men o' War
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Troubled Waters
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Raiding the Prospector
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – One of a Kind