Battle of Grand Port - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle fought on 20–27 August 1810 between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France (now Mauritius), as part of the Mauritius campaign during the Napoleonic Wars.
Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 was a series of amphibious operations and naval actions fought to determine possession of the French Indian Ocean territories of Isle de France and Île Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars.
Battle of Grand Port - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between France and Britain on August 22–27, 1810, off of what is today Mauritius. It was Britain’s worst defeat at sea during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bataille de Grand Port — Wikipédia
WEBLa bataille de Grand Port fut une bataille navale qui opposa deux escadres britanniques et française dans la baie de Grand Port de l'Île-de-France (aujourd'hui île Maurice) entre le 20 et le 27 août 1810, durant la campagne de l'île Maurice.
History of Mauritius: The Naval Battle of Grand Port
WEBNotable French governor Mahé de La Bourdonnais, who greatly marked the history of Mauritius by his extensive development of the colony, used Mauritius as a naval base to lead military expeditions to support French troops in India who were fighting the British.
The Battle of the Old Grand Port, a war off the shores of Mauritius
WEBNov 5, 2019 · A real French achievement on the shores of the village of Mahébourg in August 1810, was the Battle of the Old Grand Port. Which remains the Napoleonic navy's greatest victory against the British fleet. We take a look back at this fascinating episode, at the heart of war between the ships of the two great rival empires, at …
Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius - Memory of the
WEBSeries of records of the French occupation of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, and the early English period - 17th and 18th century. These series include records of the early French settlements in Isle de France, and Bourbon, other islands of the Indian ocean, Port of Africa and Asia.
The British Period (1810 – 1968) – National Archives Department
WEBIn December 1810, when the British forces captured the island of Mauritius and its dependencies from the French, an Act of Capitulation was signed between the British and French. However, the archives were not included in the Capitulation Act.
Exhibition on Battle of Grand Port – Mauritius Museums Council
WEBThe Battle of grand port (20-27 August 1810) was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French navy and British Royal navy. The battle was closely fought over possession of the harbour of grand port on ILe de France ( now Mauritius) during Napoleonic wars.
1810 – National Archives Department - Mauritius
WEB1810. A major naval battle took place in Grand Port on the south-east coast of the island in this year. It was the only naval battle won by Napoleon, and is thus duly engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.