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..."The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough." Ralph Waldo Emerson — Click here for more from Ralph Waldo Emerson 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