The Louisbourg Grenadiers was a temporary unit of grenadiers formed by General James Wolfe in 1759 to serve with British Army forces in the Quebec campaign of the Seven Years' War.
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Grenadiers from the 22nd, 40th, and 45th regiments were brought together by Wolfe at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia in preparation for action along the St. Lawrence River.[1] The unit was involved in numerous battles during the months-long prelude to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, including the ill-fated Battle of Beauport on July 31, 1759. After Quebec City's capture, the Grenadiers went on to be involved in the fall of Montreal the next year.[2] After the end of the Seven Years' War, the unit was disbanded and its members returned to their original regiments.
Notes
edit- ^ His Majesty's 40th Regiment of Foot, accessed May 10, 2007
- ^ Reid, Stuart, Quebec 1759: The Battle That Won Canada. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. pp. 35-42
External links
edit- His Majesty's 40th Regiment of Foot
- The 40th Regiment of Foot in North America
- Canadian Military Heritage: The Louisbourg Grenadiers - an example of uniforms worn by the Louisbourg Grenadiers