Battle of Réunion Island: Difference between revisions

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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.

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-[[Category:Battles|Réunion Island, Battle of]]
+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[[:Category:Mauritius Campaign|Mauritius Campaign]]
+|date= 21 September 1809
+|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Réunion Réunion]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Islands Mascarene Islands], Indian Ocean
+|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
+|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=-21.015781,55.550907&z=10&t=h&hl=en 21.015781°S 55.550907°E]
+|result=French capitulation
+|territory=
+|combatant1=British Naval Expedition
+|combatant2=French
+|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sheehy_Keating Lieut Col Henry Keating]
+|commander2=Col St Suzanne
+|strength1=
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+'''Réunion Island also known as Bourbon and Île Bonaparte.'''
+== External Links ==
+[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:Mauritius Campaign|Réunion Island, Battle of]]