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On May 26, the 100 British troops under the command of Waldo turned the canons of the Royal Battery on the Island Battery and bombarded the Battery for days.
On May 30, the Mi'kmaq at Chapeaurouge Bay attacked 13 English soldiers from Captain Fletcher's crew on the Boston Packet, who were seeking wood and water.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=txu.059173017850230;view=1up;seq=97 p. 81]</ref> They killed seven English soldiers, three of whom were scalped. They also took three prisoners, two of whom were later found butchered and one later died of wounds.<ref>Bidwell's journal records the May 18 (old time) incident on May 20. The first annoymous journal records the incident on May 22. </ref><ref>5th Journal. Louisbourg Journals. May 20 (old style) - Indians kill 8 British and take 3 prisoner.</ref>
On June 6, Captain Brooks led 400 British troops against the Island Battery and were repulsed by the French troops. The French killed 60 British troops and took 116 prisoner.<ref>4 Journal. Louisbourg Journals, p. 71</ref>
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