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Action off Cuddalore
| 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 D'Ache | |
| 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
Pocock's squadron
- HMS Yarmouth (64) also 500 men under Admiral Pocock
- HMS Elizabeth (64) a;so 595 men under Captain Stevens
- HMS Cumberland (66) also 520 men
- HMS Weymouth (60) 420 men
- HMS Tiger (60) 400 men
- HMS Newcastle (50) 350 men
- HMS Salisbury (50) 300 men
- HMS Bridgewater (24) under Captain John Stanton
- HMSTriton (24) under Captain Thomas Manning
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