Battle of Fort Beauséjour

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The Battle of Fort Beauséjour (June 1755) was an early French and Indian War siege in which British and colonial forces captured a key French stronghold on the Chignecto Isthmus, helping secure control of Acadia and paving the way for the expulsion of the Acadians.

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Battle of Fort Beauséjour canonical 2
Siege of Fort Beauséjour 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
belligerent Acadian militia ⓘ
British America ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Mi'kmaq allies of France ⓘ
New France ⓘ
campaign British campaign to secure Nova Scotia ⓘ
commander Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor ⓘ
Robert Monckton ⓘ
commanderSide Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor – French ⓘ
Robert Monckton – British ⓘ
conflictOf French and Indian War ⓘ
consequence British control of the Chignecto Isthmus ⓘ
paved the way for the Expulsion of the Acadians ⓘ
strengthening of British control over Acadia ⓘ
date June 1755 ⓘ
endDate 1755-06-16 ⓘ
followedBy Expulsion of the Acadians ⓘ
renaming of Fort Beauséjour to Fort Cumberland ⓘ
fortCaptured Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
fortRenamedAs Fort Cumberland ⓘ
garrisonSurrenderedTo Robert Monckton ⓘ
involvedUnit Acadian militia units ⓘ
British regular troops ⓘ
French regular troops ⓘ
Mi'kmaq warriors ⓘ
New England provincial regiments ⓘ
location Chignecto Isthmus ⓘ
Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
border of present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ⓘ
present-day New Brunswick ⓘ
notableFor early major British offensive in the French and Indian War ⓘ
role in justifying British policy toward Acadian neutrality ⓘ
use of siege artillery against French fortifications ⓘ
outcome capture of Fort Beauséjour by British forces ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Fortification of the Chignecto Isthmus by France ⓘ
linked to: Fort Beauséjour
region Acadia ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
startDate 1755-06-03 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access to the Bay of Fundy ⓘ
control of land route between Nova Scotia and mainland North America ⓘ
strength about 160–300 French regulars and militia ⓘ
about 2,100 British and New England provincial troops ⓘ
several hundred Acadian and Indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ
theatre North American theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Massachusetts provincial forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
Battle of Lake George → precededBy → Battle of Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
Fort Beauséjour → significantEvent → Siege of Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Beauséjour
Battle of Fort Beauséjour → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort Beauséjour ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Beauséjour