Île de la Passe

Île de la Passe.

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.

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Coordinates: 20°23′56″S 57°46′02″E / 20.39889°S 57.76722°E / -20.39889; 57.76722

Outer islands of Mauritius
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Islets	Mauritius Coin du Mire Île aux Aigrettes Île Albatross Île aux Benitiers Île aux Cerfs Île aux Lubines Île aux Serpents Île aux Tonneliers Île Barkley Île Crabe Île D'Ambre Île de L'Est Île de la Passe Île des deux Cocos Île Fournaise Île Fregate Île Plate Île Roches Île Ronde Île Sancho Île Vacoas Îlot du Mort Îlot Seychelles Le Souffleur Mouchoir Rouge Pointe Bernache Reservoir Islets Rodrigues Île aux Chats Île aux Cocos Île aux Diamants Île aux Fous Île aux Pintades Île aux Sables Île Caterine Île Crabe Île deux Fréres Île Frégate Île Gombranie Île Hermitage Île Marianne Île Paille en Queue Île Plat
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