Battle of Grand Port
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The 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 Isle de France, as part of the Mauritius campaign during the Napoleonic Wars. A British squadron of four frigates sought to blockade the port to prevent its use by the French through the capture of the fortified Île de la Passe at its entrance. This position was seized by a British landing party on 13 August and, when a French squadron under Captain Guy-Victor Duperré approached the bay nine days later, the British commander, Captain Samuel Pym, decided to lure them into coastal waters where his forces could ambush them.
1810
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France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
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Location: -20.3903, 57.7339, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | Mauritius campaign of 1809–11 | First French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1810 | Battle of Grand Port | France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Frederik Hendrik | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | NavalBattleOfGrandPort (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grand Port mg6976 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grand Port mg6977 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Grand Port-P6280069 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grand Port mg6971b | Commons | ||
| commons | image | NesbitWilloughby | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grand Port-Arc de Triomphe mg 6825 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Combat du Grand Port (ile de France) (24 Aout 1810), by Pierre-Julien Gilbert | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Grand Port-P6280130 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Combat de Grand Port mg 9425 | Commons | ||







