Premise: Mauritius . Formerly a Dutch colony ( 1638 -- 1710 ) and a French colony ( 1715 -- 1810 ) , Mauritius became a British colonial possession in 1810 and remained so until 1968 , the year in which it attained independence .
Hypothesis: Mauritius became a British colonial possession in 1810 after a war between France and England.
Label: NEUTRAL