Battle of Fort Beauséjour
1755 battle of the French and Indian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Fort Beauséjour was fought on the Isthmus of Chignecto and marked the end of Father Le Loutre's War and the opening of a British offensive in the Acadia/Nova Scotia theatre of the Seven Years' War, which would eventually lead to the end of the French colonial empire in North America. . [1]
Battle of Fort Beauséjour | |||||||
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Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
Robert Monckton by Benjamin West | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France Mi'kmaq militia Acadian militia | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor |
Robert Monckton George Scott Naval Captain John Rous John Winslow Jedidiah Preble Benjamin Goldthwait Winckworth Tonge | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
162 troupes de la Marine 300 Acadian militia |
270 British army troops 2,000 New England militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed, 6 wounded | 4 killed, 16 wounded |
Beginning June 3, 1755, a British army under Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton staged out of nearby Fort Lawrence, besieged the small French garrison at Fort Beauséjour with the goal of opening the Isthmus of Chignecto to British control. Control of the isthmus was pivotal to the French because it was the only gateway between Quebec and Louisbourg during the winter months.[2] After two weeks of siege, Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor, the fort's commander, capitulated on June 16.