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+ | |partof=[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Napoleonic War]] | ||
+ | |date= 4 August 1809 | ||
+ | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_(island) Rodrigues], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean | ||
+ | |presidency= Bombay | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=-19.726853,63.347545&z=10&t=h&hl=en 19.726853°S 63.347545°E] | ||
+ | |result=British occupation | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=British Naval Expedition | ||
+ | |combatant2=French | ||
+ | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Rowley Commodore Josias Rowley]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sheehy_Keating Lieut Col Henry Keating] | ||
+ | |commander2= | ||
+ | |strength1= | ||
+ | |strength2= | ||
+ | |casualties1= | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GYpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA364&dq=Rodriguez+Island+1809&as_brr=3&ei=HhzRSKPvHaeSjgGa0NHmAw Events leading to expedition] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4ZQ_w004SygC&pg=PA335&dq=Rodriguez+1809&as_brr=3&ei=jyHRSML0OZ6MjAH-2NjmAw&sig=ACfU3U3nJuX7R-KseZrOnC7i5E0x7Zth7g#PPA335,M1 Keating occupies Rodrigues] Google Books<br> | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Roderigues Island, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Roderigues Island, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Roderigues Island, Battle of]] |
Latest revision as of 16:54, 27 May 2015
Occupation of Rodriguez Island | ||
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Part of Napoleonic War | ||
Date: | 4 August 1809 | |
Location: | Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean | |
Presidency: | Bombay | |
Co-ordinates: | 19.726853°S 63.347545°E | |
Result: | British occupation | |
Combatants | ||
British Naval Expedition | French | |
Commanders | ||
Commodore Josias Rowley Lieut Col Henry Keating |
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Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
External Links
Events leading to expedition Google Books
Keating occupies Rodrigues Google Books