Invasion of Isle de France
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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 substant
1811 illustration of the invasion
British troops assembling on the deck of Upton Castle on 29 November
British troops forming up before Port Louis
The Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 was a minor military campaign of the Napoleonic Wars fought between British and French forces over France's Indian Ocean colonies of Isle de France and Isle Bonapar
Invasion of Isle de France
…Invasion of Isle de France Part of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 1811 illustration of the invasion Date 29 November–3 December 1810 Location Isle de France, Mascarene Islands Result British victory Territorial changes…
Jacques Hamelin 1837 by Antoine Maurin
Combat de Grand Port by Pierre Julien Gilbert
Isle de France, 1791