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Name: Île Bonaparte

Type: Polity

Start: 1802 AD

End: 1810 AD

Nation: réunion

Parent: france

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This article is about the specific polity Île Bonaparte and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The french possession of Réunion in the Indian Ocean was renamed Île Bonaparte after First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801. The name was reverted to Île Bourbon in 1810.

Establishment


  • January 1802: In 1801, the island of Santa Apolonia was renamed "Île Bonaparte", after First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • Chronology


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    1. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars


    Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.

    1.1.Mauritius campaign of 1809-1811

    Was a series of British amphibious operations and naval actions fought to take possession of the French Indian Ocean territories of Isle de France and Île Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars.

    1.1.1.Invasion of Île Bonaparte

    British invasion of Île Bonaparte (today called Réunion).

  • July 1810: The island of Ile Bonaparte was invaded by a Royal Navy squadron led by Commodore Josias Rowley in 1810, who used the old name of "Bourbon".

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1810: In 1809, after a brief battle with the French, British troops took possession of Rodrigues.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1810: In 1809, after a brief battle with the French, British troops took possession of Rodrigues.
  • July 1810: The island of Ile Bonaparte was invaded by a Royal Navy squadron led by Commodore Josias Rowley in 1810, who used the old name of "Bourbon".
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