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Revision as of 16:01, 17 September 2008

Battle of Réunion Island
Part of Napoleonic Wars
Date: 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

External Links

Google Books - Capture of Réunion