Louisbourg Garrison

The Swiss regiment de Karrer in the Louisbourg Garrison was a considerably complicating element in the town of Louisbourg due to its different organization than the French companies (operating as a larger unit with three subaltern officers and nearly 150 men under the command of a captaine-lieutenant) and its special status (notably in the area of judicial autonomy).

The war led French traders to be reluctant in sending ships full of commodities to New France for fear of the vessels' capture.

[1] On December 27, 1744, the men assembled in the Courtyard near the King's Bastion and formally informed their superiors of their major grievances: being fed stale vegetables; forced to do unpaid labor for the benefit of the King and private citizens; and owed compensation for participating in an expedition against Canso earlier in the year, plus the booty they were promised but never received.

Shopkeepers and artisans were threatened at swordpoint to sell their goods at what the mutineers regarded a "fair price".

The colonial authorities could not call in reinforcements to put down the revolt because of British control of the seas and access to Canada being blocked by the river being frozen over.

Francois Bigot, the financial commissary of Louisbourg, successfully convinced the leaders of the mutiny to stop the rebellion and rejoin with their officers to fight off the invaders.

[2]: 192  Common violations included public drunkenness, uniform or equipment infractions, incidents of disobedience or lack of respect, infractions in the barracks rooms, absences, incidents of violence or noise, blasphemy or swearing, and theft or illegal sale of goods.