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Action off Negapatam
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Action off Negapatam | ||
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Part of 3rd Carnatic War | ||
Date: | 3 August 1758 | |
Location: | at sea off Negapatam | |
Presidency: | Madras | |
Co-ordinates: | 10.78837°N 79.842232°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 | ||
31 killed 166 killed |
250 killed 600 wounded |
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Summary
The second encounter between Admiral Comte d'Aché and Admiral George Pocock.
Pocock's squadron
- HMS Yarmouth (64) also 500 men under Captain John Harrison Flag Captain to Admiral Pocock
- HMS Elizabeth (64) also 595 men under Captain Richard Kempenfelt Flag Captain to Commodore Charles Stevens
- HMS Cumberland (66) also 520 men under Captain William Martin
- HMS Weymouth (60) also 420 men under Captain John Stukley Somerset
- HMS Tiger (60) also 400 men under Captain Thomas Latham
- HMS Newcastle (50) also 350 men under Captain James Colville
- HMS Salisbury (50) also 300 men under Captain William Brereton
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Comte d'Aché (1716-75)
George Pocock (1706-1792)
External Links
Action off Negapatam www.kronoskaf.com