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Battle of Grand Port

Battle of Grand Port was a naval engagement fought on 20 August 1810 at Grand Port District, in what is now Mauritius; it lasted 7 days. It was part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 5 frigates; 1 corvette; 1 brig; 2 merchant ships against 4 frigates; 1 troopship.

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Battle of Grand PortVisible are, from left to right: HMS Iphigenia striking her colours (actually happened the next day) HMS Magicienne being scuttled by fire HMS Sirius being scuttled by fire HMS Ner
Battle of Grand PortVisible are, from left to right: HMS Iphigenia striking her colours (actually happened the next day) HMS Magicienne being scuttled by fire HMS Sirius being scuttled by fire HMS Ner. Pierre-Julien Gilbert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 August 1810lasted 7 days
WhereGrand Port District, Mauritius20.390S, 57.734E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstUnited Kingdom
Part ofWar of the Fifth Coalition1809

Where it sits in the War of the Fifth Coalition

Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Battle of Sacile, 1809Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Caldiero, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Piave River, 1809Battle of Wörgl, 1809Battle of Tarvis, 1809Battle of Linz-Urfahr, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Sankt Michael, 1809First Battle of Bergisel, 1809Second Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battle of Raab, 1809Battle of Graz, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Combat of Korneuburg, 1809Battle of Gefrees, 1809Combat of Stockerau, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Combat of Schöngrabern, 1809Battle of Halberstadt, 1809Battle of Ölper, 1809Third Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battles of Bergisel, 1809Action of 18 November 1809, 1809Walcheren Campaign, 1809Battle of Grand Port, 1810Battle of Tamatave, 181118091811Battle of Grand Port, 1810
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Record

Date20 August 1810
to 27 August 1810
PlaceGrand Port District, Mauritius
20.390S, 57.734E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5 frigates; 1 corvette; 1 brig; 2 merchant ships4 frigates; 1 troopship
Casualties and losses37 killed; 112 wounded; 1 merchant ship captured105 killed; 163 wounded; 2 frigates scuttled; 2 frigates captured; 1 troopship captured
Commanders
  • Guy-Victor Duperré
  • Jacques Hamelin
  • Samuel Pym
Battle of Grand PortBattle of Grand PortPort LouisCurepipe100 km20.390S, 57.734E
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Battle of Grand Port is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Mauritius.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q267339, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grand Port, revision 1379557094, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.