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{{War|name=Mauritius Campaign|dates=1809 |image= ‎|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India South India] and [[Ceylon]]|combatant1=British Navy and the [[East India Company]] |combatant2=French and Dutch |result=British increased influence |medal=|category=[[:Category:East Indies Campaign|East Indies Campaign]] }}
{{War|name=Mauritius Campaign|dates=1809 |image= ‎|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean|combatant1=British Navy and the [[East India Company]] |combatant2=[[French]] |result=British occupation |medal=[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom244.htm Capture of Rodrigues, Bourbon and Île de France 1809-10]|category=[[:Category:Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius Campaign]] }}
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
This conflict was part of the American Revolutionary War and the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. The [[French]] and [[Dutch]] sided with the Americans and the British acted against their South Asian colonial possessions.
This conflict was part of the Napoleonic Wars. The French fleet based in Mauritius disrupted the East India Company trade in the indian Ocean. The British gradually reduced the French presence by occupying the Islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodriguez.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_campaign_of_1809–1811 Mauritius Campaign 1809-11] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_campaign_of_1809–1811 Mauritius Campaign 1809-11] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands#Historic_colonies Mascarene Islands 1809-10] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands#Historic_colonies Mascarene Islands 1809-10] Wikipedia<br>
[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website<br>[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom244.htm Campaign Medal] www.medals.org.uk
[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website<br>


==== Historical Books on-line ====
==== Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/276/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Military Operations in Ceylon] archive.org  
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/286/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Mauritius and Bourbon or Reunion] archive.org  


[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|East Indies Campaign]]
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Mauritius Campaign]]
[[Category:East Indies Campaign| East Indies Campaign]]
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign| Mauritius Campaign]]

Revision as of 16:33, 18 December 2009

Mauritius Campaign
1809
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
[[Image:‎|250px| ]]
Location: Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean
Combatants:
British Navy and the East India Company French
Result: British occupation
Medals: Capture of Rodrigues, Bourbon and Île de France 1809-10
Links:
Category: Mauritius Campaign

Summary

This conflict was part of the Napoleonic Wars. The French fleet based in Mauritius disrupted the East India Company trade in the indian Ocean. The British gradually reduced the French presence by occupying the Islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodriguez.

External Links

Mauritius Campaign 1809-11 Wikipedia
Mascarene Islands 1809-10 Wikipedia
Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius Peter Davis website

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Mauritius and Bourbon or Reunion archive.org