Invasion of Isle de France
The Invasion of Isle de France was a complicated but successful amphibious operation in the Indian Ocean, launched in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. During the operation, a substantial British military force was landed by the Royal Navy at Grand Baie on Isle de France (now Mauritius). Marching inland against weak French opposition, the British force was able to overwhelm the defenders in a series of minor engagements, culminating in the capture of the island's capital Port Napoleon and the surrender of Charles Decaen, the French governor. The surrender eliminated the last French territory in the Indian Ocean and among the military equipment captured were five French Navy frigates and 209 heavy cannon. Isle de France was retained by Britain at the end of the war under the name of
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Invasion of Isle de France
The Invasion of Isle de France was a complicated but successful amphibious operation in the Indian Ocean, launched in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. During the operation, a substantial British military force was landed by the Royal Navy at Grand Baie on Isle de France (now Mauritius). Marching inland against weak French opposition, the British force was able to overwhelm the defenders in a series of minor engagements, culminating in the capture of the island's capital Port Napoleon and the surrender of Charles Decaen, the French governor. The surrender eliminated the last French territory in the Indian Ocean and among the military equipment captured were five French Navy frigates and 209 heavy cannon. Isle de France was retained by Britain at the end of the war under the name of
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La prise de l'île de France es ...... bord de soixante dix navires.
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The Invasion of Isle de France ...... the British Empire until 1968.
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1810-12-03
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British victory
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1 ship of the line
1 smaller vessel
1,300 regulars
12 frigates
25,000 soldiers, sailors andRoyal Marines
50 small vessels/troops transports
6 frigates
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Isle de France and all military stores captured
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Albemarle Bertie
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Charles Decaen
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Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen
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Jean Dornal de Guy
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John Abercromby
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Invasion of Isle de France
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Isle de France ceded to the United Kingdom as Mauritius
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La prise de l'île de France es ...... bord de soixante dix navires.
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The Invasion of Isle de France ...... d of the war under the name of
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