Battle of La Réunion
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The Battle of Réunion or Liberation of Réunion was an amphibious landing and uprising which brought the island of Réunion onto the Allied side during the Second World War. The invasion was performed by the Free French Naval Forces (FNFL) destroyer Léopard on 28 November 1942, which toppled the administration loyal to the Vichy French regime and replaced it with a Free French administration.
1942
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Battle of La Reunion
Free France, Vichy France, France, 
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Location: -20.9394, 55.2872, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
5 places
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1942-11-28T00:00:00Z
1942-11-28T00:00:00Z
1942 Battle of La Réunion
1721-04-26T00:00:00Z
1721-04-26T00:00:00Z
1810-07-07T00:00:00Z
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Plaque-Barachois-Léopard
Le Père Favron et les paillotes misérables (Réunion, vers 1939)
Le Père Favron sur le terrain vers 1939, à La Réunion.
2 francs croix de Lorraine de la Réunion, 1943| 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 | 1811 | Slave rebellion of Saint-Leu | slave rebellion, Élie | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of La Réunion | Vichy France, Free France, naval battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Redoute Bourbon | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Plaque-Barachois-Léopard | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Le Père Favron et les paillotes misérables (Réunion, vers 1939) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Le Père Favron sur le terrain vers 1939, à La Réunion. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 2 francs croix de Lorraine de la Réunion, 1943 | Commons | ||
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