An examination of military life in 18th-century Newfoundland using the archaeological remains of an officers' barracks on Bois Island, Ferryland (CgAf-1)
Ferryland’s significance as a major fishing port, coupled with the threat of French aggression, prompted the English Crown to construct a series of fortifications and buildings on Bois Island in 1743. Situated in Ferryland Harbour with a strategic view of the Atlantic Ocean, Bois Island was occupied...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
2017
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| Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/12970/ https://research.library.mun.ca/12970/1/thesis.pdf |