▁Ac ad ia ▁and ▁witness ed ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁Be aus é j our , ▁the ▁key ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁colon ies ▁during ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fort ▁C umber land ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁When ▁originally ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁Ac ad ians , ▁the ▁T ant ram ar ▁community ▁was ▁called ▁Be a ub ass in . ▁La ▁Plan che ▁means ▁" the ▁pl ank " ▁and ▁describes ▁a ▁pl ank - bridge ▁route ▁over ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁also ▁called ▁Lap lan che ▁River . ▁This ▁would ▁eventually ▁extend ▁into ▁the ▁principal ▁route ▁between ▁Cont inental ▁Ac ad ia ▁( New ▁Brun sw ick ) ▁and ▁( then ) ▁Pen ins ular ▁Ac ad ia ▁( N ova ▁Scot ia ). ▁▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁major ▁through way ▁between ▁two ▁rival ▁colon ies , ▁British ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Ac ad ia , ▁early ▁La Plan che ▁was ▁guard ed ▁by ▁two ▁for ts . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁Fort ▁Lawrence ▁( located ▁in ▁the ▁present - day ▁community ▁called ▁Fort ▁Lawrence ▁on ▁the ▁Miss agu ash ▁River , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Am her st , ▁NS ) ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁British ▁troops ▁on ▁La Plan che ▁Street ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁French ▁built ▁Fort ▁Be aus é j our ▁on ▁Be aus é j our ▁r idge ▁( now ▁A ul