Battle of Tamatave
The Battle of Tamatave (sometimes called the Battle of Madagascar or the Action of 20 May 1811) was fought off Tamatave in Madagascar between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was the final engagement of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811, and it saw the destruction of the last French attempt to reinforce their garrison on Mauritius. Although the news had not reached Europe by February 1811 when the reinforcement squadron left Brest, Mauritius had been captured in December 1810 by a British invasion fleet, the French defences hampered by the lack of the supplies and troops carried aboard the frigate squadron under the command of Commodore François Roquebert in Renommée. Roquebert's heavily laden ships reached Mauritius on 6 May and discovered that
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Battle of Tamatave
The Battle of Tamatave (sometimes called the Battle of Madagascar or the Action of 20 May 1811) was fought off Tamatave in Madagascar between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was the final engagement of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811, and it saw the destruction of the last French attempt to reinforce their garrison on Mauritius. Although the news had not reached Europe by February 1811 when the reinforcement squadron left Brest, Mauritius had been captured in December 1810 by a British invasion fleet, the French defences hampered by the lack of the supplies and troops carried aboard the frigate squadron under the command of Commodore François Roquebert in Renommée. Roquebert's heavily laden ships reached Mauritius on 6 May and discovered that
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La bataille de Tamatave (parfo ...... fin du règne de Napoléon Ier.
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The Battle of Tamatave (someti ...... e rest of the Napoleonic Wars.
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111 killed and wounded
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1811-05-20
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British victory
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1 brig-sloop
3 frigates
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Battle of Tamatave, Unknown engraving
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Charles Schomberg
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François Roquebert
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Battle of Tamatave
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1811-05-20
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the Napoleonic Wars
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Off Tamatave, Madagascar
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British victory
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La bataille de Tamatave (parfo ...... r la défense de l'île Maurice.
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The Battle of Tamatave (someti ...... s on 6 May and discovered that
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Battle of Tamatave
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