28 August 1810 August 28, 2016 Author: Staff The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet after the Battle of Grand Port. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison — Click here for more from Thomas A. Edison Related posts: 28 August 1810 10 January 1810 21 August 1979 21 August 1979 4 July 1569 7 September 1812 21 August 1979 28 August 1845 28 August 1988 28 August 1845 Categories: History Tags: 1810, 28 August