The Battle of Cuddalore took place on 29 April 1758 during the Seven Years' War near Cuddalore off the Carnatic coast of India, and was an indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché. The British casualties were 29 killed and 89 wounded, while France lost 99 killed and 321 wounded.Archives Nationales, Série Colonies C4 « Résumé du combat du 29 avril 1758 fait par Monsieur le Comte d'Arché. » (Fr) Although the battle itself was indecisive, the French fleet was able to achieve its primary objective of delivering the reinforcements that the defenders of Pondicherry were awaiting.
The two squadrons met again on 3 August in the Battle of Negapatam in 1758, and again on 10 September 1759 in the Battle of Pondicherry.
Ships involved
Britain (George Pocock) ShipsGunsCommanderNotesRef.60Captain Thomas Latham50Captain John Stukley Somerset64Commodore Charles SteevensCaptain Richard Kempenfelt64Vice-Admiral George PocockCaptain John Harrison56Captain William Brereton50Captain George Legge60Captain Nicholas Vincent24Captain James ColvilleNot in line of battle–Not in line of battle; storeship
France (d'Aché) ShipGunsCommanderNotesRef.Bien-Aimé58Captain Jean Baptiste Christy de La PallièreWrecked 30 AprilVengeur64Captain René Joseph Bouvet de PrécourtCondé44Captain François-Jacques Kerlero de RosboDuc d'Orléans56Captain Jean-François de SurvilleZodiaque74Chef d'Escadre Anne Antoine, Comte d'AchéCaptain Jacques-Antoine de GothoSaint-Louis50Captain Louis de JoannisMoras44Captain Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-du BouéxicSylphide36Captain Étienne MahéDuc de Bourgogne80Captain Jean-Baptiste d’Aprèt de MannevilletteComte de Provence74Captain Jean-Jacques de La ChaiseNot in line of battleDiligente24Captain Marc-Joseph Marion du FresneNot in line of battle
See also Great Britain in the Seven Years War France in the Seven Years War
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