England Planters. In 1757, Lawrence was further promoted to the title of brigadier general and commanded one of the three divisions at the successful siege of the French fortress at Louisbourg on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) in 1758. He is said to have died of pneumonia in 1760 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is buried under St. Paul's Church (Halifax). According to his biographer, Dominique Graham, Legacy He is the namesake of Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia and Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Lawrence St in Lunenburg namesake of a British privateer Lawrence See also Military history of Nova Scotia Military history of the Mi’kmaq People Military history of the Acadians References Endnotes Texts British critique of Lawrence for military government. 1756 External links Blupete.com biography proclamation of 1756 Bartleby Girouard Cajun Military history of Acadia Military history of New England Military history of the Thirteen Colonies Canadian military personnel from Nova Scotia 1709 births 1760 deaths Burials in Canada Governors of the Colony of Nova Scotia 40th Regiment of Foot officers Acadian history British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession British military personnel of the French and Indian War Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon Devonshire Regiment officers 54th Regiment of Foot officers Sherwood Foresters officers South Lancashire Regiment officers British Army brigadiers Deaths from pneumonia in Nova Scotia People of Father Le Loutre's War