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| + | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| + | |partof=Napoleonic Wars | ||
| + | |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=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 Google Books - Events leading to expedition]<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 Google Books - Keating occupies Rodrigues] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 17 September 2008
| Occupation of Rodriguez Island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Napoleonic Wars | ||
| 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 | ||
| Lieut Col Henry Keating | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Google Books - Events leading to expedition
Google Books - Keating occupies Rodrigues
