What the records say
- When
- 29 Nov 1810 – 3 Dec 1810
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 20.17° S, 57.52° E
- Description
- invasion during the Napoleonic Wars
Invasion of Isle de France
1810 invasion of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
The invasion of Isle de France was a complicated but successful British amphibious operation in the Indian Ocean, launched in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. During the operation, a substantial military force was landed by the Royal Navy at Grand Baie, on the French colony of Isle de France.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “capitulation de l'île de France ; la France perd l'île Maurice au bénéfice du Royaume-Uni”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page