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|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bertrand_François_Mahé_de_La_Bourdonnais.jpg Admiral Bertrand Mahe de la Bourdonnais]
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Battle of Negapatam
Part of 1st Carnatic War
Date: 25 June 1746
Location: Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 10.78837°N 79.842232°E
Result: Inconclusive
Combatants
British French
Commanders
Commodore Edward Peyton Admiral Bertrand Mahe de la Bourdonnais
Strength
6 ships 9 ships
Casualties
60 200

External Links

Naval action off Negapatam Google Books