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...Hence why I said "depending on the exact year." Portuguese would only do it when they are dominant in the area, not after. Same goes with the Dutch. As for why over elsewhere, it is actually near their other outposts in the north, and would be easier to supply. The reason for it would simply be trade, as an extension of the VOC.

How? One ship of soldiers from India. Easy.

The French fought for a very long time to take Algeria. Two decades, in fact.

Australia is far from France - Algeria is not. It's also a manner of shipping soldiers - already trained, by and large, from years past - over a small ocean. Simple, really. Much cheaper than outfitting an expedition to the other side of the world.

It would be outside of their abilities for at least a decade past 1825. Probably longer.