Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre’s War began when the British began to establish Protestant settlers in Nova Scotia by founding Halifax. Le Loutre moved his base of operation from Shubenacadie to Pointe-à-Beauséjour on the Isthmus of Chignecto.
When Le Loutre arrived at Beauséjour, France and England were disputing the ownership of present-day New Brunswick. A year after they established Halifax (1749), the British built forts in the major Acadian communities: Fort Edward (at Piziquid), Fort Vieux Logis at Grand Pré and Fort Lawrence (at Beaubassin). The British were also interested in building forts in the various Acadian communities to control the local populations.
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