The campaign developed as French forces based on Île de France reacted more quickly than the British forces in the Indian Ocean to the expansion of the French Revolutionary Wars on 1 February 1793.
Kampanye berkembang karena pasukan Prancis yang berpangkalan di Île de France bereaksi lebih cepat daripada pasukan Britania di Samudera Hindia terhadap perluasan Perang Revolusi Prancis pada tanggal 1 Februari 1793.