Battle of Grand Port

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.

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1810  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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Location: -20.3903, 57.7339, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1810 Battle of Grand Port

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1809 — 1811 Mauritius campaign of 1809–11

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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