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: 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

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