In this Patron chosen video I discuss the Fortress of Louisbourg, the "Gibraltar of America," and how it helped the French maintain control of the St Lawrence River. At first glance, the fort seems horribly misplaced to be able to do so! After all, when compared with places like Fort Niagara or Fort Ticonderoga, it is an awful long distance away from the waterway it is meant to defend. So, how can a fort in Nova Scotia safeguard an objective hundreds of miles away? And what does this tell us about the idea of "force projection" in the 18th Century?



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