Cape Breton

An island at the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia, now forming part of that province. Discovered by John Cabot in 1497. First settlement made by the French in 1712. Town of Louis bourg built and strongly fortified. It was captured by Pepperrell and Warren in 1745; restored to France by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748; again captured by the British, under Amherst and Boscawen, 1758. Cape Breton was a separate colony of Great Britain, 1784-1820, with Sydney (founded 1785) as its capital. In 1820 it was incorporated with Nova Scotia. Index : Ch Named St. Lawrence Island by Cham plain, 236; Jesuit mi ion at, for benefit of Micmacs, 236; maintained until 1659, 237. See also Louis bourg; Sydney; Nova Scotia. Bib. : Brown, History of Cape Breton ; Bourinot, Cape Breton and its Memorials ; Grant, Cape Breton, Past and Present .