Isle de France

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Was a French colony in the Indian Ocean from 1715 to 1810, comprising the island now known as Mauritius and its dependent territories.

Establishment

January 1716: In 1715, France, under the leadership of King Louis XIV, gained control of Mauritius and renamed it Isle de France. The territory was strategically important for French colonial interests in the Indian Ocean, along with neighboring Île Bourbon (now Réunion).

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

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 Isle de France

British invasion of Isle de France (today called Mauritius).

December 1810: Invasion of Isle de France: a substantial British military force was landed by the Royal Navy at Grand Baie on Isle de France (now Mauritius). Marching inland against weak French opposition, the British force was able to overwhelm the defenders.