Louis-Joseph Beaussier de l' Isle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French navy officer
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Place of Birth: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Louis-Joseph Beaussier de l' Isle
- Louis-Joseph Beaussier de Lisle (15 March 1701 – June 4, 1765) was a career naval officer from one of the oldest families of Toulon, France.
- Beaussier had a long and varied naval career and by 1750 had made captain.
- He also was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis.
- In 1755 he captained a ship that brought assistance to Canada and Louisbourg during the French and Indian War.
- In 1776,(sic) he brought six ships to Quebec carrying Montcalm and 1,300 troops as reinforcements.
- Returning to France, he engaged two English ships at Fort Louisbourg and badly damaged them.
- In 1758, he commanded a ship in a squadron that sailed to Louisbourg to assist governor Drucour in its defence.
- After the Siege of Louisbourg, the fortress fell to the English on July 27, 1758 and Beaussier was taken prisoner with the rest of the garrison.
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