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|partof=Napoleonic | |partof=[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Napoleonic War]] | ||
|date= 4 August 1809 | |date= 4 August 1809 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_(island) Rodrigues], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_(island) Rodrigues], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean | ||
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|combatant1=British Naval Expedition | |combatant1=British Naval Expedition | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=Lieut Col Henry Keating | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josias_Rowley Commodore Josias Rowley]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sheehy_Keating Lieut Col Henry Keating] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GYpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA364&dq=Rodriguez+Island+1809&as_brr=3&ei=HhzRSKPvHaeSjgGa0NHmAw | [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> | ||
[[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