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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Napoleonic War]]
|partof=[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Napoleonic War]]
|date= 29 November1810
|date= 29 November 1810
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius Mauritius]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius Mauritius]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean
|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
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|combatant1=British Naval Expedition
|combatant1=British Naval Expedition
|combatant2=French  
|combatant2=French  
|commander1=Maj Gen John Abercrombie<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101002272/ Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie]<br>Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abercromby_(British_Army_officer) Maj Gen John Abercromby]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101002272/ Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O'Bryen_Drury Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury]
|commander2=General de Caen
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mathieu_Isidore_Decaen General Charles Decaen]
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2= 1,300 regular troops<br>10,000 militia
|casualties1=   
|casualties1=  28 killed<br>94 wounded<br>45 missing
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
}}
'''Also known as Île de France'''
== Expedition Force ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/2/mode/2up Maj Gen John Abercrombie] commanding<br>
'''First Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col Picton, 12th Foot''
*[[12th Regiment of Foot|HM 12th Regiment]]
*[[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]]
*Right wing [[40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|Madras Volunteer Battalion]]<br>
'''Second Brigade'''<br>
''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/164/mode/1up Lt-Col Samuel Gibbs], 59th Foot''
*[[59th Regiment of Foot|HM 59th Regiment]]
*[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (300)
*One Coy [[87th Regiment of Foot|HM 87th Regiment]]
*Left wing  [[40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|Madras Volunteer Battalion]]<br>
'''Third Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col Kelso''
*[[14th Regiment of Foot|HM 14th Regiment]]
*2nd Bengal Volunteers<br>
'''Fourth Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col McLeod, 69th Foot''
*[[69th Regiment of Foot|HM 69th Regiment]]
*Royal Marines (300)
*Flank Coy [[66th Punjab Regiment|6th Madras Native Infantry]]
*Flank Coy [[84th Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]]<br>
'''Fifth Brigade'''<br>
''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/394/mode/2up Lt-Col Lionel Smith], 65th Foot''
*One troop [[25th Light Dragoons|HM 25th Dragoons]]
*[[65th Regiment of Foot|HM 65th Regiment]]
*1st Bengal Volunteers<br>
'''Reserve Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col Keating, 65th Foot''
*Flank Coy [[12th Regiment of Foot|HM 12th Regiment]]
*Flank Coy [[33rd Regiment of Foot|HM 33rd Regiment]]
*[[84th Regiment of Foot|HM 84th Regiment]]
*Detachment of Bombay Native Infantry under Capt Melach


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GMxLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=Abercrombie&ei=VrqdSO_RHKG2jgHN0cX6BA#PPA157,M1 Google Books - Capture of Mauritius]<br>[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GMxLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=Abercrombie&ei=VrqdSO_RHKG2jgHN0cX6BA#PPA157,M1 Capture of Mauritius] Google Books<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/296/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI -Expedition to Mauritius 1810] archive.org


[[Category:Battles|Mauritius, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Mauritius, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 27 May 2015

Battle of Mauritius
Part of Napoleonic War
Date: 29 November 1810
Location: Mauritius
Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 20.348404°S 57.552152°E
Result: French capitulation
Combatants
British Naval Expedition French
Commanders
Maj Gen John Abercromby
Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie
Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury
General Charles Decaen
Strength
1,300 regular troops
10,000 militia
Casualties
28 killed
94 wounded
45 missing

Also known as Île de France

Expedition Force

Maj Gen John Abercrombie commanding
First Brigade
Lt-Col Picton, 12th Foot

Second Brigade
Lt-Col Samuel Gibbs, 59th Foot

Third Brigade
Lt-Col Kelso

Fourth Brigade
Lt-Col McLeod, 69th Foot

Fifth Brigade
Lt-Col Lionel Smith, 65th Foot

Reserve Brigade
Lt-Col Keating, 65th Foot

External Links

Capture of Mauritius Google Books
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI -Expedition to Mauritius 1810 archive.org