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Beauséjour
Beausejour or Beauséjour may refer to: Places *Beausejour, a district in Casablanca, Morocco *Beauséjour, the main settlement on the island of La Désirade, Guadeloupe *Beauséjour (electoral district), a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada *Beausejour, Manitoba, a town in Manitoba, Canada **Beausejour Blades, former ice hockey team in Beausejour *Beauséjour, Marne, a town in France, a scene of fighting during World War I *Beauséjour River, a river in Grenada *Beausejour Stadium, a cricket stadium located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia *CFS Beausejour, former Canadian Forces Station *Fort Beauséjour, a National Historic Site located in Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada **Battle of Fort Beauséjour People * Henoc Beauséjour (born 1973), known by his stage name Roi Heenok, Canadian rapper, producer and entrepreneur *Jean Beausejour Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo (; born 1 June 1984) is a Chilean former professional association football, footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Fort Beauséjour
The Battle of Fort Beauséjour was fought on the Isthmus of Chignecto and marked the end of Father Le Loutre's War and the opening of a British offensive in the Acadia/Nova Scotia theatre of the Seven Years' War, which would eventually lead to the end of the French colonial empire in North America. Beginning June 3, 1755, a British army under Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton staged out of nearby Fort Lawrence, besieged the small French garrison at Fort Beauséjour with the goal of opening the Isthmus of Chignecto to British control. Control of the isthmus was pivotal to the French because it was the only gateway between Quebec and Louisbourg during the winter months. After two weeks of siege, Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor, the fort's commander, capitulated on June 16. Historical context Tensions between the English and the French concerning the Acadian territory date to the seventeenth century, when France established its Acadian colony, which made them neighbors with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauséjour (electoral District)
Beauséjour (known from 1997 to 2004 as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, ) is a federal electoral district (riding) in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1988. It replaced Westmorland—Kent, which was represented from 1968 to 1988. Beauséjour is largely Acadian and Francophone, with a significant Anglophone section in the southern section of the riding. The riding consists of most of Westmorland County to the east and north of Moncton, and a large portion of Kent County. Major towns in the riding include Shediac, Cap-Pelé, Sackville, Bouctouche, Richibucto and the southern and eastern portions of Dieppe. The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi—Grand Lake, Fundy Royal, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Cumberland—Colchester in Nova Scotia; it is connected to the riding of Malpeque on Prince Edward Island by the Confederation Bridge. Since 2000, its member of Parliament (MP) has been Dominic LeBlanc of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Beauséjour
Fort Beauséjour (), renamed Fort Cumberland in 1755, is a large, five-bastioned fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto in eastern Canada, a neck of land connecting the present-day province of New Brunswick with that of Nova Scotia. The site was strategically important in Acadia, a French colony that included primarily the Maritimes, the eastern part of Quebec, and northern Maine of the later United States. The fort was built by the French from 1751 to 1752. They surrendered it to the British in 1755 after their defeat in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour, during the Seven Years' War. The British renamed the structure as Fort Cumberland. The fort was strategically important throughout the Anglo-French rivalry of 1749–63, known as the French and Indian Wars by British colonists. Less than a generation later, it was the site of the 1776 Battle of Fort Cumberland, when the British forces repulsed sympathisers of the American Revolution. Since 1920 the site has been designated as a National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Désirade
La Désirade (; or ) is an island in the French West Indies, in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It forms part of Guadeloupe, an Overseas region, overseas regions of France, region of France. History Archaeological evidence has been discovered that suggests that an Amerindian population lived on La Désirade from the 3rd to the 16th centuries. Spanish colonization Deseada was the first island sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493. When he landed there during his second voyage to America, he took possession of the island on behalf of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish crown, followed by the island of Marie-Galante. Like other Antillean islands, it served as a hideout for pirates or corsairs who attacked Spanish overseas possessions. Some sources indicate that the island owes its name to the relief of the members of Columbus crew who saw the first dry land since leaving the Canary Islands of Spain. They cried out: "Oh, desired island" The French name ''La Désirade'' is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Beauséjour
Madeleine Beauséjour (1946–1994) was a film editor and director from Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl .... She was a co-founder of the activist organization Révolution Afrique. Her activist training activities and film efforts from the 1970s to the mid-1980s relfected a time marked by postcolonial racist crimes and struggles against “colonialism at home." She had links with international movements such as the Black Panthers, who financed her film project in Senegal at the end of the 1960s. The 1988 short French-Creole film she directed ''Koman I le la sours'' portrayed the life of a young mother in the La Source district in Saint-Denis, whose house is used as a hangout by the local children. Films * ''Journées portes ouvertes à Drancy,'' 1972 (Révo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauséjour, Marne
Beauséjour is a former commune and was a village in France that was largely destroyed in World War I. Now it was part of the commune in France, commune of Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus (Marne (department), Marne). Founded in 1820, it was the scene of historic fighting between the Germans, French, and English in 1914 and 1915. It was not rebuilt after the war. Today it is the site of historic markers. The village received coverage in news articles years later, as France's oldest recorded man, Maurice Floquet, fought at the battle as a soldier and survived. References * http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1915/neuvecha.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20060320155810/http://crdp.ac-reims.fr/memoire/lieux/1GM_CA/villages_detruits/beausejour.htm External links La Fermede Beauséjour€”Article in French €”An account of the fighting in the area Former populated places in France France in World War I Geography of Marne (department) Ghost towns in France History of Marne (depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henoc Beauséjour
Henoc Beauséjour (; born November 18, 1973), known by his stage name Roi Heenok (), is a Canadian rapper, producer and entrepreneur of Haitian descent from Montreal, Quebec. Early life Heenok emigrated to the United States at age two. After moving several times throughout the world, his family finally settled in Montreal, Quebec. In 1989, Roi Heenok moved to Queens, New York to further craft his early love for hip hop culture and DJing. He later opened his first label Drama Stay Life Entertainment, signing and producing local artists such as Iman Thug, Bam Gotti, Rudy Red. In 1999, Heenok returned to Montreal to open his recording studio. Career In 2003, Heenok opened his current label Gangster & Gentleman Records Inc. signing and producing local artists Rap Iso, Kinimod, UgoBoss and Lynn (first female R&B singer). In 2005, Heenok made his first appearance on MTV France during his highly anticipated arrival in Paris. He went on to later work on movie projects including Kour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.22 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in Africa, and the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier) and Port Said. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is a significant financial centre, ranking 54th globally in the September 2023 Global Financial Centres Index rankings, between Brussels and Rome. The Casablanca Stock Exchange is Africa's third-largest in terms of market c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauséjour River
The Beauséjour River is a river in Grenada. See also *List of rivers of Grenada This is a list of rivers of Grenada. Rivers in Grenada flow towards the Caribbean Sea, which surrounds the islands of Grenada. There are no rivers on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. See also * Geography of Grenada *Grenadine ... References GEOnet Names ServerGrenada map Rivers of Grenada {{Grenada-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beausejour Stadium
The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002. Originally named after the Beausejour hills and situated in the outskirts of Rodney Bay, the stadium was completed in 2002 and hosts domestic matches for the Windward Islands cricket team. It staged its first international Test match in 2003 against Sri Lanka and became the first venue in the Caribbean to host a day-night game. The sporting facility was constructed on 22 acres consisting of about 18 hospitality suites and a pavilion that offers each team its own gym and lounge apart from a balcony and conference room. It is located in the driest area of Saint Lucia, making it most suitable for hosting cricket. On 21 July 2016, it was formally renamed the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground after Daren Sammy, who captained the West Indies side in winning the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beausejour, Manitoba
Beausejour () is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is 46 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, just west of the Canadian Shield and Whiteshell Provincial Park. The French name means "beautiful stay". The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. Etymology The current community name comes from the French phrase meaning "a good place" or "a good stopping place". There are a few variations as to the origin and establishment of the name, although all share similarities in being named by a railway employee. One version is that a French Canadian CN Railway engineer, after slashing through brush and swamp, came to this high and grassy place. A second documented version from S. Turner, the town's postmaster in 1905 says that he believed the town name came from a French Canadian government engineer. The railway station was built on a small, elevated area of sand and gravel, which had been called "Stony Prairie" by local Indigenous peoples. The enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à -Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024. Like the other overseas departments, it is an integral part of France. As a constituent territory of the European Union and the eurozone, the euro is its official currency and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely, but is not part of the Schengen Area. It included Saint Barthélemy and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
