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Encyclopedia > The Mauritius Command
Aubrey-Maturin series
 by Patrick O'Brian
Master and Commander (1970)
Post Captain (1972)
HMS Surprise (1973)
The Mauritius Command (1977)
Desolation Island (1978)
The Fortune of War (1979)
The Surgeon's Mate (1980)
The Ionian Mission (1981)
Treason's Harbour (1983)
The Far Side of the World (1984)
The Reverse of the Medal (1986)
The Letter of Marque (1988)
The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1989)
The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991)
Clarissa Oakes (1993)
(called The Truelove in the USA)
The Wine-Dark Sea (1993)
The Commodore (1995)
The Yellow Admiral (1996)
The Hundred Days (1998)
Blue at the Mizzen (1999)
21 (2004)
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Mauritius Command (1977) (published in the United States as 'The Mauritius Command') is a novel by Patrick O'Brian, the fourth in the Aubrey–Maturin series.


The novel sees Captain Jack Aubrey made Commodore in charge of a squadron of ships sent to take the islands of Mauritius and Réunion from the French, and so protect British shipping interests in the Indian Ocean.


The novel is based upon a campaign carried out by the Royal Navy in 1810.


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Mauritius travel and tourism guide (2077 words)
Mauritius is a tropical island paradise situated in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.
Mauritius is well connected to international cities with daily flights operated by Air Mauritius and other leading airlines including Air France, British Airways and Emirates Airlines.Mauritius is an island located in the Indian Ocean about 800km (550 miles) east of Madagascar and 2,000 km (1,250 mi) off the nearest point of the African coast.
By the 16th century Mauritius was firmly marked on the nautical charts of European sailors and in 1598 became a Dutch colony.
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