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== Expedition Force == | == Expedition Force == | ||
Lt-Col Hastings Fraser CB (1771-1852) 86th Foot commanding | |||
*[[Madras Artillery]] (100) | *[[Madras Artillery]] (100) | ||
*Flank Coys [[12th Regiment of Foot|HM 12th Regiment]] | *Flank Coys [[12th Regiment of Foot|HM 12th Regiment]] | ||
*Flank Coys [[33rd Regiment of Foot|HM 33rd Regiment]] | *Flank Coys [[33rd Regiment of Foot|HM 33rd Regiment]] | ||
*[[69th Regiment of Foot|HM 69th Regiment]] | *[[69th Regiment of Foot|HM 69th Regiment]] | ||
*[[ | *[[86th Regiment of Foot|HM 86th Regiment]] | ||
*1st Btn [[66th Punjab Regiment|6th Madras Native Infantry]] | *1st Btn [[66th Punjab Regiment|6th Madras Native Infantry]] | ||
*2nd Btn [[84th Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]] | *2nd Btn [[84th Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]] | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_Bonaparte Réunion] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_Bonaparte Réunion] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website<br> | [http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/292/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Bourbon 1810] archive.org | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/292/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Bourbon 1810] archive.org<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00canniala#page/38/mode/2up 86th Foot in Bourbon] archive.org | |||
[[Category:Battles|Bourbon, Capture of]] | [[Category:Battles|Bourbon, Capture of]] | ||
[[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Bourbon, Capture of]] | [[Category:Mauritius Campaign|Bourbon, Capture of]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 3 March 2010
| Capture of Bourbon | ||
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| Part of Mauritius Campaign | ||
| Date: | 7 July 1810 | |
| Location: | Réunion Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 21.015781°S 55.550907°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Naval Expedition | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col Hastings Fraser | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,650 Europeans 1,900 Native troops |
576 regular troops 2,717 militia | |
| Casualties | ||
| 18 killed 84 wounded |
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Bourbon also known as Réunion Island and Île Bonaparte.
Expedition Force
Lt-Col Hastings Fraser CB (1771-1852) 86th Foot commanding
- Madras Artillery (100)
- Flank Coys HM 12th Regiment
- Flank Coys HM 33rd Regiment
- HM 69th Regiment
- HM 86th Regiment
- 1st Btn 6th Madras Native Infantry
- 2nd Btn 12th Madras Native Infantry
- Detachment 2nd Battalion Pioneers
External Links
Réunion Wikipedia
Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius Peter Davis website
Historical books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Expedition to Bourbon 1810 archive.org
86th Foot in Bourbon archive.org