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== Pocock's squadron == | == Pocock's squadron == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Yarmouth_(1745) HMS Yarmouth (64)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Yarmouth_%2864%29 also] under Captain John Harrison carrying Vice-Admiral Pocock | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Yarmouth_(1745) HMS Yarmouth (64)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Yarmouth_%2864%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/915563/John-Harrison Captain John Harrison] carrying Vice-Admiral Pocock | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Elizabeth_(1706) HMS Elizabeth (64)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Elizabeth_%2864%29 also] under Captain Richard Tidderman | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Elizabeth_(1706) HMS Elizabeth (64)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Elizabeth_%2864%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/915799/Richard-Tiddeman Captain Richard Tidderman] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(1710) HMS Cumberland (66)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Cumberland_%2866%29 also] under Captain John Stukley Somerset | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(1710) HMS Cumberland (66)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Cumberland_%2866%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/915569/John-Stukley-Somerset Captain John Stukley Somerset] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Weymouth_(1752) HMS Weymouth (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Weymouth_%2860%29 also] under Captain Sir William Baird | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Weymouth_(1752) HMS Weymouth (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Weymouth_%2860%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/916175/William-Baird Captain Sir William Baird] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1747) HMS Tiger (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Tiger_%2860%29 also] under Captain William Brereton | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1747) HMS Tiger (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Tiger_%2860%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/916176/William-Brereton Captain William Brereton] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Newcastle_(1750) HMS Newcastle (50)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Newcastle_%2850%29 also] under Captain Colin Michie | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Newcastle_(1750) HMS Newcastle (50)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Newcastle_%2850%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/913366/Colin-Michie Captain Colin Michie] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Salisbury_(1746) HMS Salisbury (50)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Salisbury_%2850%29 also] under Captain Digby Dent | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Salisbury_(1746) HMS Salisbury (50)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Salisbury_%2850%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/913425/Digby-Dent Captain Digby Dent] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(1750) HMS Grafton (70)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Grafton_%2870%29 also] under | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(1750) HMS Grafton (70)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Grafton_%2870%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/915797/Richard-Kempenfelt Captain Richard Kempenfelt] carrying Rear-Admiral Charles Steevens | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sunderland_(1724) HMS Sunderland (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Sunderland_%2860%29 also] under Captain The Honourable James Colville | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sunderland_(1724) HMS Sunderland (60)] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Sunderland_%2860%29 also] under [http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/915548/James-Colville Captain The Honourable James Colville] | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
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[[Category:Battles| | [[Category:Battles|Pondicherry, Action off]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War| | [[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Pondicherry, Action off]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:38, 28 December 2010
| Action off Pondicherry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 10 September 1759 | |
| Location: | at sea off Pondicherry | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.845116°N 80.5°E | |
| Result: | Inconclusive | |
| Combatants | ||
| British | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Admiral Sir George Pocock | Admiral Comte Ann-Antoine d'Aché | |
| Strength | ||
| 8 ships of the line | 9 ships of the line | |
| Casualties | ||
| 569 killed and wounded | 1,500 killed and wounded | |
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Summary
The third encounter between Admiral Comte d'Aché and Admiral George Pocock.
Pocock's squadron
- HMS Yarmouth (64) also under Captain John Harrison carrying Vice-Admiral Pocock
- HMS Elizabeth (64) also under Captain Richard Tidderman
- HMS Cumberland (66) also under Captain John Stukley Somerset
- HMS Weymouth (60) also under Captain Sir William Baird
- HMS Tiger (60) also under Captain William Brereton
- HMS Newcastle (50) also under Captain Colin Michie
- HMS Salisbury (50) also under Captain Digby Dent
- HMS Grafton (70) also under Captain Richard Kempenfelt carrying Rear-Admiral Charles Steevens
- HMS Sunderland (60) also under Captain The Honourable James Colville
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Comte d'Aché (1716-75)
George Pocock (1706-1792)
External Links
Battle of Pondicherry www.kronoskaf.com
Historical books on-line
The Naval Battles of Great Britain" by Charles Ekins 1828 Third battle of Pocock and d'Aché