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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GYpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA364&dq=Rodriguez+Island+1809&as_brr=3&ei=HhzRSKPvHaeSjgGa0NHmAw | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GYpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA364&dq=Rodriguez+Island+1809&as_brr=3&ei=HhzRSKPvHaeSjgGa0NHmAw Events leading to expedition] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4ZQ_w004SygC&pg=PA335&dq=Rodriguez+1809&as_brr=3&ei=jyHRSML0OZ6MjAH-2NjmAw&sig=ACfU3U3nJuX7R-KseZrOnC7i5E0x7Zth7g#PPA335,M1 Keating occupies Rodrigues] Google Books<br>[http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Mauritius.htm Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius] Peter Davis website |
Revision as of 14:16, 14 September 2009
| Occupation of Rodriguez Island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Napoleonic War | ||
| Date: | 4 August 1809 | |
| Location: | Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 19.726853°S 63.347545°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Naval Expedition | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col Henry Keating | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Events leading to expedition Google Books
Keating occupies Rodrigues Google Books
Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius Peter Davis website
