Occupation of Rodriguez Island

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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
Commodore Josias Rowley
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