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|partof=[[:Category:1st Carnatic War|1st Carnatic War]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Carnatic War|1st Carnatic War]] | ||
|date= 25 June 1746 | |date= 25 June 1746 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Negapatam]], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras Presidency]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.78837,79.842232&z=13&t=h&hl=en 10.78837°N 79.842232°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=10.78837,79.842232&z=13&t=h&hl=en 10.78837°N 79.842232°E] | ||
|result=Inconclusive | |result=Inconclusive | ||
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|combatant1=British | |combatant1=British | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1 | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022078/ Commodore Edward Peyton] | ||
|commander2=[[Bertrand-François La Bourdonnais|Admiral Bertrand Mahe de La Bourdonnais]] | |||
|strength1= 6 ships | |strength1= 6 ships | ||
|strength2= 9 ships | |strength2= 9 ships | ||
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|casualties2=200 | |casualties2=200 | ||
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Carnatic War]]'''<br> | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
Peyton was captain of the [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/18-1900/M/02969a.html HMS Medway], a 60 gun ship of the line, in the squadron sent to the East Indies under [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001477/Curtis-Barnett Commodore Curtis Barnett]. When Barnett died, Peyton took command and headed for [[Trincomalee]] to repair the Medway. On 25 June he came across the French squadron under La Bourdonnais off Negapatam and there was a sea battle in which three British ships were severely damaged. Peyton retired to Trincomalee for repairs. On 27 July he met La Bourdonnais again in Negapatam Roads but stood clear as he believed them to have been reinforced and he wanted to protect the convoy expected from Britain. The French were free to sail for [[Madras]] which they captured. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ON3A6bBhMkgC&pg=PA33&dq=Negapatam+1746&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Negapatam%201746&f=false Naval action off Negapatam] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ON3A6bBhMkgC&pg=PA33&dq=Negapatam+1746&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Negapatam%201746&f=false Naval action off Negapatam] Google Books | ||
[[Category:Battles|Negapatam, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Negapatam, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:1st Carnatic War|Negapatam, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Carnatic War|Negapatam, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 22 March 2011
| Battle of Negapatam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 25 June 1746 | |
| Location: | Negapatam, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras Presidency | |
| 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 | |
This was an event during the 1st Carnatic War
Synopsis
Peyton was captain of the HMS Medway, a 60 gun ship of the line, in the squadron sent to the East Indies under Commodore Curtis Barnett. When Barnett died, Peyton took command and headed for Trincomalee to repair the Medway. On 25 June he came across the French squadron under La Bourdonnais off Negapatam and there was a sea battle in which three British ships were severely damaged. Peyton retired to Trincomalee for repairs. On 27 July he met La Bourdonnais again in Negapatam Roads but stood clear as he believed them to have been reinforced and he wanted to protect the convoy expected from Britain. The French were free to sail for Madras which they captured.
External Links
Naval action off Negapatam Google Books