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Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811: A French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoro Islands.
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Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
Military campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
The Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 was a minor military campaign of the Napoleonic Wars fought between British and French forces over France's Indian Ocean colonies of Isle de France and Isle Bonaparte. Lasting from the spring of 1809 to the spring of 1811, the campaign saw the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guy-Victor Duperré
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Admiral of France Guy-Victor Duperré was a French Navy officer. He is known for commanding French naval forces in the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 and was victorious in the Battle of Grand Port, where he was wounded. Later he had a command in the Mediterranean and continued…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Action of 3 July 1810
1810 battle of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
The action of 3 July 1810 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré attacked and defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoro Islands. Both sides suffered 20 or more sailors killed before…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Indiaman
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Comoro Islands
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