During the Napoleonic Wars, the French used their Indian Ocean territories to raid British convoys sailing between Britain and India. In response the British, in operations involving the Royal Navy and the armies of the United Kingdom and the East India Company, invaded and captured the principal French islands. These actions included the Island of Rodrigues in July 1809; the Isle of Bourbon (or Isle of Bonaparte, now Réunion) in July 1810; and the Isle de France, (now Mauritius) in November 1810. Rodrigues was the smallest operation, with only 200 EIC troops present, with the Isle de France by far the largest, involving 10,000 British and Indian forces.