Louisbourg Expedition
Further information: Siege of Louisbourg (1745)Noble was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of Col. Waldo’s Regiment to be raised for the expedition to reduce the Fortress Louisbourg, one of the strongest forts in New France. Within fifty-six days, the New England provinces raised 4,300 men for the Louisburg Expedition. Waldo was made Brigadier-General and gave about a fourth of his command in charge to Col. Noble. The fall of Louisburg on June 17, 1745 heightened the fears of the French that they might lose all of Canada.
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