ac ▁R idge ). ▁In ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁Be aus é j our ▁( 1 7 5 5 ), ▁the ▁opening ▁mark ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁Fort ▁Be aus é j our ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁British , ▁led ▁by ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁Mon ck ton . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁its ▁superior ity , ▁the ▁British ▁burn ed ▁their ▁own ▁Fort ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁Fort ▁Be aus é j our , ▁ren aming ▁it ▁Fort ▁C umber land . ▁ ▁Ac ad ia ' s ▁Great ▁Up he aval ▁began ▁in ▁Be a ub ass in ▁immediately ▁after ▁this ▁battle . ▁ ▁Two ▁dec ades ▁later , ▁Jonathan ▁Edd y ▁tried ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁with ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁C umber land . ▁Edd y ▁and ▁his ▁milit ia ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁men ▁storm ed ▁the ▁fort ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁The ▁British ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁and ▁thus ▁ens ured ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁throne ▁for ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁during ▁the ▁revolution . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dec ades ▁to ▁follow ▁Am her st , ▁S ack ville ▁and ▁A ul ac ▁( La Plan che ▁Street ' s ▁mid point ) ▁would ▁be ▁populated ▁by ▁waves ▁of ▁English - spe aking ▁sett lers , ▁namely ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Plan ters ▁and ▁the ▁York shire ▁sett lers . ▁▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁ ▁La ▁Plan che ▁Street ▁would ▁also ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁southern ▁end