Timeline August 1810

Events in August 1810 1

• 1810 Battle of Grand Port A French naval squadron defeats the British off Mauritius A French frigate squadron defeated a British naval force attempting to seize the harbour of Grand Port on the Indian Ocean island of Isle de France (Mauritius). It was the most significant French naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars and the only one later inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe. The British nonetheless captured the island later that year.