Fort Beauséjour

A star-shaped fort in modern-day New Brunswick, Canada. It was built by the French in 1751. The fort was captured by British and colonial forces after a two-week siege in June 1755. The fort was renamed Fort Cumberland and repelled American attacks in 1776. It was reinforced during the War of 1812 and abandoned in 1835. It became a Canadian historic site in 1926.

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