Fort Cumberland (Canada)
| Fort Beauséjour | |
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| Aulac, New Brunswick | |
Fort Beauséjour and Cathedral (c. 1755)
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| Type | Fortress |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
France (1751-1755), United Kingdom (1755-1835), Parks Canada (1926-present) |
| Official name | Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1920 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1751 |
| In use | 1751-1835 |
France (1751-1755), United Kingdom (1755-1835), Parks Canada (1926-present)
Coordinates: 45°51′52.49″N 64°17′29.62″W / 45.8645806°N 64.2915611°WFort Beauséjour (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ boseˈʒuːʁ]) was a large five-star fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto, a neck of land connecting present-day New Brunswick with Nova Scotia, Canada. The site was strategically important in Acadia, a French colony that included parts of what is now Quebec, The Maritimes, and northern Maine. It was built by the French from 1751 to 1752. It was surrendered to the British in 1755 after the Battle of Fort Beauséjour and renamed Fort Cumberland. The fort played an important role in the Anglo-French rivalry of 1749-63 and in the 1776 Battle of Fort Cumberland when sympathisers of the American Revolution were repulsed.
Today the site is a National Historic Site of Canada, named the Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site. Portions of the fort have been restored. A museum at the site depicts the conflicts between France and Britain in the 1700s, and the later struggle between America and Britain. The site sees about 6000 visitors each year.
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