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war with France, commenced......March 31, 1744 Expedition against Louisburg, organized by Governor Shirley, under command of William Pepperell......1745 Troops—of which Massachusetts furnished 3,250, Connecticut 500, and New Hampshire 300—rendezvous at Canseau......April 1, 1745 Commodore Warren joins them at Canseau with five ships-of-war and six frigates......April 23, 1745 Combined forces land a short distance from the fort......April 29, 1745 Louisburg capitulates......June 17, 1745 William Pepperell made a baronet and Commodore Warren a vice-admiral for their services......1745 French fleet of forty ships-of-war, besides transports bearing a well-appointed army of veterans for the purpose of recovering Louisburg, come into the American waters......September, 1746 [This expedition is a disastrous failure, and returns to France.] Riot in Boston owing to impressment of citizens by Commodore Knowles, of the British navy; the rioters seize several officers