Action off Pondicherry

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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

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