He was subsequently held Defending in custody there by the French administration and brought Bringing to the island of Réunion .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

Captain François A. Dénian on `` Réunion '' responded Response , but aside from inflicting Causation minor damage Damaging to Saumarez 's rigging achieved Achieve little while his own vessel was heavily battered Damaging , suffering Bodily_harm severe damage Damaging to rigging masts and hull and more than 80 and possibly as many as 120 casualties Death .

`` Réunion '' was later repaired Recovering and commissioned Request into the Royal Navy , while Saumarez was knighted Change_of_leadership for his success Earnings_and_losses .

Yeo 's orders did not include Cause_to_be_included Borgella 's ships and Yeo reasoned Protest that the Haitian flagship , the large frigate `` Heureuse Réunion '' ( recently renamed Name_conferral from `` Améthyste '' and often reported Reporting under its former name ) , presented Presence a serious threat to international trade in the region .

The superior seamanship and discipline on `` Southampton '' prevented Preventing_or_letting Gaspard from boarding Temporary_stay the British ship with his greater numbers and within half an hour `` Heureuse Réunion '' was dismasted Destroying and battered Damaging .

The cyclone attained Getting peak intensity March 30 , with maximum sustained winds estimated 230 km/h ( 145 mph ) according to the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center , Météo-France in La Réunion .

On January 22 , the storm Catastrophe intensified Cause_change_of_strength to tropical cyclone Catastrophe status while passing Motion_directional northwest of Réunion ; there , Gretelle produced Creating strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall Catastrophe in mountainous regions .

Initially it moved Motion to the west-southwest , and while slowly intensifying Expansion it passed Motion_directional north of the French overseas department of Réunion .

The storm Catastrophe executed another loop to the southwest of Réunion , passing Motion_directional near the island for a second and later third time .

For twelve days , Hyacinthe dropped Motion torrential rainfall on Réunion ; nearly all of the island received Receiving more than 1 m ( 3.3 ft ) of precipitation .

Widespread floods Catastrophe damaged Damaging half the roads on Réunion and isolated three villages .

Cyclone Catastrophe Firinga produced Creating record-breaking rainfall on the French overseas department of Réunion .

After passing Motion_directional Mauritius , Firinga struck Attack Réunion early on January 29 with wind gusts as strong as .

Ultimately peaking as an intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe , Bonita bypassed Self_motion Mauritius and Réunion to the north before striking Bodily_harm northeastern Madagascar late on January 10 .

Cyclone Bejisa was a powerful tropical cyclone Catastrophe that affected Influence the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in early January 2014 .

Increased Expansion wind shear weakened Cause_change_of_strength the eyewall , which passed Motion_directional within 15 km ( 9 mi ) of Réunion .

Effects Influence were worst on Réunion , where wind gusts were around 130–150 km/h ( 80–90 mph ) along the coast .

Cyclone Clotilda was a destructive Destroying tropical cyclone that inundated Motion Réunion in February 1987 .

A tropical disturbance first formed Coming_to_be between Madagascar and Réunion on February 9 and slowly intensified Cause_change_of_strength thereafter .

After passing Motion_directional near Réunion , it began Process_start to weaken .

While active , it brought Bringing torrential rains to the island of Réunion during a span of 72 hours .

A total of of rain was recorded Recording in La Plaine-des-Palmistes ; rainfall totals occasionally exceeded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the totals measured during Cyclone Hyacinthe , the last major storm Catastrophe to affect Réunion .

In addition to the destruction Destroying on Réunion , 5 % of crops on Mauritius were impacted Influence by the storm .

During the aftermath of the cyclone , 1,000 people on Réunion were evacuated Emptying to shelters .

For various reasons that remain unknown , the cyclone Catastrophe was only designated Giving a name by the time it had crossed Motion_directional into the area of responsibility of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Réunion .