where indian ocean is located?
South Asia
contradiction
 = = = In the Indian Ocean = = = 

entailment
 = = = Indian Ocean and Pacific operations = = = 

entailment
 The Indian Ocean had been an important strategic region for British trade since the first British trading posts were developed in India . By the Napoleonic Wars , millions of pounds worth of goods crossed the ocean 's trade routes every year , mostly in the heavily guarded convoys of East Indiamen . The French recognised the economic importance of these convoys but until 1808 failed to provide sufficient forces to disrupt the Indian trade . Late in 1808 , it was decided to send a strong frigate squadron to the Ocean under the command of Jacques Hamelin to augment the forces available on the island bases of Île Bonaparte and Isle de France and raid British shipping in the region . Hamelin was an able commander and between May 1809 and July 1810 his ships captured seven East Indiamen and a large number of small merchant ships and warships . 

entailment
 = = = Indian Ocean = = = 

entailment
 = = = South @-@ West Indian Ocean = = = 
