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|combatant1=British Naval Expedition | |combatant1=British Naval Expedition | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=Maj Gen John | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abercromby_(British_Army_officer) Maj Gen John Abercromby]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101002272/ Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O'Bryen_Drury Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mathieu_Isidore_Decaen General Charles Decaen] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mathieu_Isidore_Decaen General Charles Decaen] | ||
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== Expedition Force == | == Expedition Force == | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/2/mode/2up Maj Gen John Abercrombie] commanding<br> | |||
'''First Brigade'''<br> | '''First Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Lt-Col Picton, 12th Foot'' | ''Lt-Col Picton, 12th Foot'' | ||
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*Right wing [[40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|Madras Volunteer Battalion]]<br> | *Right wing [[40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|Madras Volunteer Battalion]]<br> | ||
'''Second Brigade'''<br> | '''Second Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Lt-Col Gibbs, 59th Foot'' | ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/164/mode/1up Lt-Col Samuel Gibbs], 59th Foot'' | ||
*[[59th Regiment of Foot|HM 59th Regiment]] | *[[59th Regiment of Foot|HM 59th Regiment]] | ||
*[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (300) | *[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (300) | ||
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*Flank Coy [[84th Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]]<br> | *Flank Coy [[84th Punjab Regiment|12th Madras Native Infantry]]<br> | ||
'''Fifth Brigade'''<br> | '''Fifth Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Lt-Col Smith, 65th Foot'' | ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/394/mode/2up Lt-Col Lionel Smith], 65th Foot'' | ||
*One troop [[25th Light Dragoons|HM 25th Dragoons]] | *One troop [[25th Light Dragoons|HM 25th Dragoons]] | ||
*[[65th Regiment of Foot|HM 65th Regiment]] | *[[65th Regiment of Foot|HM 65th Regiment]] | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 3 March 2010
| Battle of Mauritius | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Napoleonic War | ||
| Date: | 29 November 1810 | |
| Location: | Mauritius Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 20.348404°S 57.552152°E | |
| Result: | French capitulation | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Naval Expedition | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen John Abercromby Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury |
General Charles Decaen | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,300 regular troops 10,000 militia | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 28 killed 94 wounded 45 missing |
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Also known as Île de France
Expedition Force
Maj Gen John Abercrombie commanding
First Brigade
Lt-Col Picton, 12th Foot
Second Brigade
Lt-Col Samuel Gibbs, 59th Foot
- HM 59th Regiment
- HM 89th Regiment (300)
- One Coy HM 87th Regiment
- Left wing Madras Volunteer Battalion
Third Brigade
Lt-Col Kelso
- HM 14th Regiment
- 2nd Bengal Volunteers
Fourth Brigade
Lt-Col McLeod, 69th Foot
- HM 69th Regiment
- Royal Marines (300)
- Flank Coy 6th Madras Native Infantry
- Flank Coy 12th Madras Native Infantry
Fifth Brigade
Lt-Col Lionel Smith, 65th Foot
- One troop HM 25th Dragoons
- HM 65th Regiment
- 1st Bengal Volunteers
Reserve Brigade
Lt-Col Keating, 65th Foot
- Flank Coy HM 12th Regiment
- Flank Coy HM 33rd Regiment
- HM 84th Regiment
- Detachment of Bombay Native Infantry under Capt Melach
External Links
Capture of Mauritius Google Books
Naval Actions at Rodriguez, Réunion and Mauritius Peter Davis website
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI -Expedition to Mauritius 1810 archive.org