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Siege of Fort Beauregard
Part of the Louvian Revolutionary War
Fort Oswego (2).jpg
View of the Fort
Date2-5 July 1760
Location
Result Wampanoagian victory
Belligerents
Flag Wampanoag Empire.png Wampanoag Empire  Lysia Lysia
Commanders and leaders
Chaska Sóchep Lucien de Vausges †
Strength
8,200 regulars 1,900 regulars
Casualties and losses
light

Siege: 30 killed or wounded 1,408 captured

Aftermath: 1'000-1'500 killed in captivity or missing

The siege of Fort Beauregard (2–5 July 1760) was conducted by Wampanoagian General Chaska Sóchep against the Lysian-held Fort Beauregard. After several days of bombardment, De Vausges surrendered to Sóchep. The term of surrender included the withdrawal of the garrison. But when the gates of the fort opened, the Wampanoagian massacred almost the entire garrison mercilessly, beheading, scalping the surrendering soldiers. Only a handful managed to flee. The Wampanogian then burned the fort and left the corpses behind. Even today historians debate the outbreak of this massacre. Confusion? Wrong translation? Revenge? Investigations are still ongoing.