REPORT ON THE CASEMATES OF THE KING'S BASTION
1720 - 1758

BY

WENDY STEVENSON CAMERON

Winter, 1964

Report H A 10

Presently, the illustrations, and the Mine Gallery, Couvert Way, Counterscarp, Ditch, Escarp, Counterforts, Parapet, Rampart, Casemates, and General Historical Notes attachments are not included here.
For these, please consult the original report in the archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1

1

•   Building of the Casemates: Methods and Materials

II

•   Building of the Casemates: Chronology

•   Abandonment of the Casemates 10-15

•   Building of the Right Face (Casemates 10 and 11)

III

•   Condition and Repair of the Casemates

IV

•   Use of the Casemates

•   Peace Time Use

•   Use of the Casemates under Siege

V

•   Supplement

FOOTNOTES

SECTION 2

•   Introduction

•   Masonry Construction

  • Right Flank Casemates (Casemates 1 to 7)

  • Left Flank Casemates (Left Flank 1 - 7)

  • Right Face (Casemates 8 to 15; Diagram 8)

FOOTNOTES

ATTACHMENTS (future - Mine Gallery, Couvert Way, Counterscarp, Ditch, Escarp, Counterforts, Parapet, Rampart, Casemates, and General Historical Notes attachments)

ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS (future)

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