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In the 19th century, Britain conquered and ruled over many countries. These countries formed the
British Empire. Each country was a British Colony. A governor appointed by Britain governed each
of these colonies.
In December 1810, Britain
captured Ile de France and
the island became a British
Colony and part of the
British Empire.
The British renamed the
island Mauritius.
Some other islands in the
Indian Ocean also came
under British control.
These were:
•Rodrigues •St Brandon • Agaléga
•Tromelin The Chagos Archipelago The Seychelles
These islands became the dependencies of Mauritius.The Governor of Mauritius governed
these dependencies.
4.0 mauritius and its dependencies
( )
britain
british empire
british colonies
dependencies of mauritius
rodrigues, st brandon, agalega, tromelin
the chagos archipelago, the seychelles
india australia mauritius west indies south africa
fig. 4 the british empire in the 19th century
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