Île de la Passe (Mauritius)

Île de la Passe is a rocky islet in the bay off Grand Port on the island of Mauritius. Between 20 and 25 August 1810, during the British campaign to capture the island (then called Isle de France) from the French, it was the scene of the Battle of Grand Port.[1] This was a long and very hard-fought action between roughly equal forces of French and British frigates and, on balance, a defeat for the British, who lost four frigates, though one of these was subsequently recaptured. The French squadron did not survive the British invasion of Mauritius.

This article is about an island of Mauritius. For the island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, see Île de la Passe (Peros Banhos).
Île de la Passe.

References
  1. "History of Mauritius: The Naval Battle of Grand Port - 1810". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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