Fort Beauséjour

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Fort Beauséjour is an 18th-century French military fortification in present-day New Brunswick, Canada, best known for its strategic role in the struggle between France and Britain in Acadia and its association with the deportation of the Acadians during the Great Upheaval.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
military fortification
star fort
associatedWith Acadian Expulsion NERFINISHED
Great Upheaval NERFINISHED
deportation of the Acadians
builtFor control of Isthmus of Chignecto
defense of Acadia
capturedBy British forces
capturedIn 1755
constructedBy France NERFINISHED
controlledBy France NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
coordinates approximately 45.842°N 64.262°W
country Canada
endDate 1752
garrisonedBy British colonial troops after 1755
French colonial troops
hasFeature bastions
casemates
dry ditch
earthen ramparts
powder magazine
remains of barracks
hasMuseum yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
heritageDesignationDate 1920
locatedIn Cumberland Basin region NERFINISHED
New Brunswick NERFINISHED
locatedNear Amherst, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED
Sackville, New Brunswick NERFINISHED
locatedOn Isthmus of Chignecto NERFINISHED
managedBy Parks Canada NERFINISHED
namedAfter Duc de Beauséjour NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
partOf Acadia NERFINISHED
French colonial defensive network in North America
renamedAs Fort Cumberland NERFINISHED
significantEvent Siege of Fort Beauséjour NERFINISHED
capture by British forces in 1755
startDate 1751
strategicImportance control of land route between Nova Scotia and mainland North America
theme Acadian history
French-British conflict in Acadia
usedDuring French and Indian War NERFINISHED
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED
struggle between France and Britain in Acadia

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Great Upheaval significantPlace Fort Beauséjour