THE SOLDIERS OF ISLE ROYALE, 1720-1745

BY

ALLAN GREER

1976

Report H E 08

Fortress of Louisbourg

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Preface
• Organization and Numerical Strength
• The Swiss
• Recruitment
• Discharge
• Economics
• The Mutiny
• Conclusion
• Appendix A. Recruits Received at Isle Royale, 1720-1745
• Appendix B. Soldiers Leaving Isle Royale Garrison, 1720-1745
• Appendix C. Recorded Heights of Isle Royale Soldiers, 1720-1745
• Appendix D. Recorded Heights of Isle Royale Soldiers, 1752
• Appendix E. Ages of Isle Royale Soldiers, 1752
• Appendix F. Hospitalization, 1732-1737
• Appendix G. Professions Claimed by Some Isle Royale Soldiers, 1720-1745
• Appendix H. Professions of the Fathers of Some Isle Royale Soldiers, 1720-1745
• Appendix I. Death Rates of Isle Royale Soldiers, 1721-1742
• Appendix J. Instructions to the Governor and Commissaire-Ordonnateur Regarding the Garrison, 1749
• Appendix K. The Soldiers' Petition, December, 1744
• Appendix L. The First Account of the Mutiny, 31 Dec., 1744
• Appendix M. Dossier Abraham Dupaquier, transcript of the Court-martial of Abraham Dupaquier, 9 Dec., 1745
• Appendix N. Soldiers Condemned for Mutiny
• Endnotes
• Tables
  • 1 "Ideal" Garrison Strength, 1718-1758
  • 2 "Official" Strength According to Reviews and Ration Lists, 1719-43
  • 3 Proportion of Swiss in the Isle Royale and Louisbourg Garrisons
• Illustrations
  • 1 Figure Place of Birth of Soldiers of the Compagnies Franches Stationed at Isle Royal, 1720-1745 [The Figure is presently unavailable. See the original report in the archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg]

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