Invasion of Île Bonaparte

The invasion of Isle Bonaparte was an amphibious operation in 1810 that formed an important part of the British campaign to blockade and capture the French Indian Ocean colonies of Isle Bonaparte and Isle de France during the Napoleonic Wars. These islands formed a fortified base for a French frigate squadron under Commodore Jacques Hamelin to raid British convoys of East Indiamen travelling between Britain and British India. Hamelin's ships had destroyed two convoys the previous year despite the attention of a squadron of Royal Navy ships under Commodore Josias Rowley. Rowley had responded by raiding the fortified anchorage of Saint Paul on Isle Bonaparte, capturing one of Hamelin's frigates and recapturing two British East Indiamen.

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1810  Wikidata
Invasion of Ile Bonaparte
naval battle, naval warfare, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France, 

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1810 Invasion of Île Bonaparte

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1721 Capture of the Virgin of the Cape

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1942-11-28T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of La Réunion

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1721	Capture of the Virgin of the Cape	Portugal, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Invasion of Île Bonaparte	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval warfare, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of La Réunion	Vichy France, Free France, naval battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Redoute Bourbon	redoubt	Wikidata