The Crown Colony of British Mauritius was established after a British invasion in 1810 and the subsequent Treaty of France that followed. British rule ended on 12 March 1968, when Mauritius became independent.
Categories: Mauritius, Historic Places
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Person Profiles (8)
John Burgess 21 May 1800 Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland - 12 Feb 1842
John Gromitt 1878 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom - 21 May 1909
Daniel Hourigan 1821 Caherconlish, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland - 03 Oct 1871
Leslie Innes 17 Nov 1893 Mauritius - 24 Oct 1942
Alexander Knight 07 Aug 1782 Sixhills, Lincolnshire, England - 23 Sep 1823
William Nicolls 04 Jan 1814 British Mauritius - abt 1854
Willoughby Nicolls 11 Feb 1812 Mauritius - 23 Dec 1887
Samuel Mackin Pegler abt 1819 Mauritius - 02 May 1872