Batterie Royale ruins
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Massive curved stone artillery battery that guarded the main harbor at Louisbourg.
The batterie was abandoned by the French early in the siege, and its loss made the harbor increasingly unsafe for the three French warships that tried to keep the British invasion force away from the fortress.
The batterie was abandoned by the French early in the siege, and its loss made the harbor increasingly unsafe for the three French warships that tried to keep the British invasion force away from the fortress.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°54'33"N 59°58'49"W
- Department of National Defense (DND) 28 km
- Debert Industrial Park 277 km
- 12 Wing Shearwater 311 km
- Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) Bedford 316 km
- LFAA TC Aldershot 369 km
- Canadian Forces Base Greenwood 400 km
- Argentia (Formerly NAS Argentia) 483 km
- CFB Gagetown Headquarters 503 km
- Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Atlantic Detachment, Cutler 590 km
- CFB Goose Bay/Goose Bay Airport 828 km
- Louisbourg Harbour 0.3 km
- Louisbourg 1.5 km
- Grand Lake 5.9 km
- Gull Lake 8.2 km
- Catalone Lake 10 km
- Gabarus Bay 13 km
- Main-a-Dieu Bay 15 km
- Mira Bay 16 km
- Gabarus Wilderness Area 18 km
- Scatarie Island Wilderness Area 22 km