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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Napoleonic War|Napoleonic War]]
|partof=[[:Category:Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius Campaign]]
|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 Capture of Réunion] Google Books<br>[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website
[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:Battles|Reunion Island, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Reunion Island, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Réunion Island, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Réunion Island, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:54, 27 May 2015

Battle of Réunion Island
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