Action off Cuddalore

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Action off Cuddalore
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Date: 29 April 1758
Location: at sea off Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras Presidency
Co-ordinates: 11.745571°N 79.783830°E
Result: French tactical victory
Combatants
British French
Commanders
Admiral Sir George Pocock Admiral Comte Ann-Antoine d'Aché
Strength
7 ships of the line 9 ships of the line
Casualties
2 ships run ashore
100 men killed
1 ship run ashore
600 men killed and wounded

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Summary

A naval squadron under Admiral Comte d'Aché was sent to reinforce the French settlements in India. Admiral George Pocock's squadron in the Hooghly River was augmented by the arrival of Commodore Charles Stevens. Pocock sailed on 14 April to intercept the French. Admiral d'Aché manged to cut off the Bridgewater and Triton in Fort St David roads and they were run ashore and burnt to avoid capture. On 29 April the fleets engaged. The result was inconclusive. Though the French losses were greater, they were able to land reinforcements at Pondicerry.

Pocock's squadron

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Comte d'Aché (1716-75)
Comte de Lally (1700-66)
George Pocock (1706-1792)

External Links

Action off Cuddalore Google Books

Historical books on-line

The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783 - Action off Cuddalore by Captain A T Mahan 1894 (www.archive.org)