6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁a ▁French ▁squad ron ▁of ▁fr ig ates ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁François ▁Ro que bert ▁in ▁Ren omm ée ▁approached ▁Grand ▁Port , ▁not ▁real izing ▁that ▁Is le ▁de ▁France ▁( now ▁Maur it ius ) ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁the ▁British . ▁A ▁squad ron ▁under ▁James ▁H illy ar ▁ch ased ▁them ▁off . ▁They ▁also ▁escaped ▁an ▁encounter ▁with ▁squad ron ▁under ▁Captain ▁Sch om berg . ▁▁ ▁Sch om berg ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁H illy ar ' s ▁squad ron ▁and ▁purs ued ▁the ▁French ▁to ▁Tam ata ve ▁on ▁Mad agas car . ▁Between ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁May ▁the ▁fr ig ates ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁under ▁James ▁H illy ar , ▁and ▁the ▁brig - s loop ▁, ▁sight ed ▁the ▁French ▁ 4 0 - gun ▁fr ig ates ▁Ren omm ée , ▁ ▁and ▁N éré ide ▁off ▁the ▁Is le ▁de ▁France , ▁whilst ▁A stra ea ▁was ▁lying ▁in ▁Port ▁Louis . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁A stra ea , ▁Pho eb e , ▁Gal ate a , ▁and ▁Race hor se ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Port ▁Louis ▁for ▁Tam ata ve , ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May . ▁The ▁British ▁squad ron ▁sight ed ▁the ▁French ▁squad ron ▁and ▁made ▁ch ase . ▁A ▁severe ▁eng agement , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tam ata ve , ▁en su ed . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ,