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After their defeat in the battle of Grand Port,
the British went back to Rodrigues.
There, they prepared themselves for a new attack
on Ile de France. In November 1810, they landed at
Cap Malheureux in the north coast of the island.
This time they came with more warships, weapons
and more British and Indian soldiers.
The British army marched towards Port Louis, the
capital. The French Governor Decaen found that he
could not ght the British. He had fewer soldiers
and weapons. So, he surrendered to the British.
The French rule came to an end in Ile de France.
The British took possession of the island.
They renamed it Mauritius.
The
British conquest
of ile de france
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pic. 31 indian soldiers