Joseph Broussard ( Fr. Joseph Broussard ; 1702 , Nova Scotia - 1765 , Louisiana ) - leader of the armed resistance of the Franco-Acadian population in Canada in the 2nd half of the XVIII century .
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Biography
Born in 1702 in the settlement of Port Royal in Nova Scotia in the family of Jean-Francois Brussard and Catherine Richard. In September 1725 he married, had 11 children.
After helping French troops in armed conflict with the British in 1747, together with 11 associates, he was outlawed by the Governor of Massachusetts, William Shirley. In 1755, during a siege by the English troops of the French fort, Bosejour participated in battles with British soldiers, capturing an English officer. After the fort was surrendered on June 16, 1755, at the head of a detachment of 60 French and Allied Indians bravely attacked the British camp, losing only one person in battle. During the years 1755 - 1758, during the deportation of the Franco-Acadian population, the British authorities repeatedly led the armed uprisings of the Franco-Acadians. In 1758 he equipped a ship on which, together with his supporters, sailed in the Bay of Fundy , attacking the British. After the capture of the ship, the British fled to Miramichi and then to Fort Edward. He was captured by the British in 1762 and was imprisoned with other Acadians in Halifax . Released in 1764 . With the permission of the British authorities, with a part of the population he moved to Dominica , however, unable to withstand the unusual climate, he moved to Louisiana with the survivors in early 1765 . On April 8, 1765 he was granted the commandant of Louisiana with the rank of police captain and commander of the Acadic militia of the Atacap region. Died a few months later in Louisiana .