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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Fort Beauséjour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Acadian militia
ⓘ
British America NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi'kmaq allies of France ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | British campaign to secure Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Monckton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor – French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Monckton – British ⓘ |
| conflictOf | French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
British control of the Chignecto Isthmus
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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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
renaming of Fort Beauséjour to Fort Cumberland ⓘ |
| fortCaptured | Fort Beauséjour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortRenamedAs | Fort Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSurrenderedTo | Robert Monckton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Acadian militia units
ⓘ
British regular troops ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Mi'kmaq warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ New England provincial regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chignecto Isthmus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Beauséjour NERFINISHED ⓘ border of present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ⓘ present-day New Brunswick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major British offensive in the French and Indian War
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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