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| − | |date= September 1809 | + | |date= 21 September 1809 |
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Réunion Réunion]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Réunion Réunion]<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=Lieut Col Henry Keating | + | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sheehy_Keating Lieut Col Henry Keating] |
|commander2=Col St Suzanne | |commander2=Col St Suzanne | ||
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| − | + | '''Réunion Island also known as Bourbon and Île Bonaparte.''' | |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GMxLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=Colonel+St.+Suzanne+1809&ei=VrqdSO_RHKG2jgHN0cX6BA#PPA156,M1 Google Books - | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_Bonaparte Réunion] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GMxLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=Colonel+St.+Suzanne+1809&ei=VrqdSO_RHKG2jgHN0cX6BA#PPA156,M1 Capture of Réunion] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/290/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to St Paul, Ile de Bourbon] archive.org | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Battles|Reunion Island, Battle of]] |
| + | [[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Réunion Island, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:54, 27 May 2015
| Battle of Réunion Island | ||
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| Part of Mauritius Campaign | ||
| Date: | 21 September 1809 | |
| Location: | Réunion Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 21.015781°S 55.550907°E | |
| Result: | French capitulation | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Naval Expedition | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col Henry Keating | Col St Suzanne | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Réunion Island also known as Bourbon and Île Bonaparte.
External Links
Réunion Wikipedia
Capture of Réunion Google Books
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to St Paul, Ile de Bourbon archive.org
