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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Beauséjour canonical | 5 |
| Fortification of the Chignecto Isthmus by France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7411279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Beauséjour Context triple: [Great Upheaval, significantPlace, Fort Beauséjour]
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Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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B.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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C.
Fort Frontenac
Fort Frontenac was a 17th-century French military fort and trading post at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, in present-day Kingston, Ontario, that played a key role in controlling access to the Great Lakes and the interior of North America.
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D.
Fort Anne
Fort Anne is a historic star-shaped fortification in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, that played a key role in colonial conflicts between the French and British in North America.
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E.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Beauséjour Target entity description: 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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A.
Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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B.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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C.
Fort Frontenac
Fort Frontenac was a 17th-century French military fort and trading post at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, in present-day Kingston, Ontario, that played a key role in controlling access to the Great Lakes and the interior of North America.
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D.
Fort Anne
Fort Anne is a historic star-shaped fortification in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, that played a key role in colonial conflicts between the French and British in North America.
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E.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ star fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Acadian Expulsion
ⓘ
linked to:
Expulsion of the Acadians
Great Upheaval ⓘ deportation of the Acadians ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of Isthmus of Chignecto
ⓘ
defense of Acadia ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces ⓘ |
| capturedIn | 1755 ⓘ |
| constructedBy | France ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Cumberland Basin
New Brunswick ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Amherst, Nova Scotia
ⓘ
Bay of Fundy ⓘ Sackville, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isthmus of Chignecto ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Duc de Beauséjour ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Acadia
ⓘ
French colonial defensive network in North America ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Fort Cumberland ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of Fort Beauséjour
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Fort Beauséjour
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
ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ struggle between France and Britain in Acadia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Beauséjour Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Fort Beauséjour