| Battle of Cuddalore | |||||||
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| Part of Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
 Kingdom of Great Britain |
 Kingdom of France |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| George Pocock | Comte d'Aché | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10 battleships | 9 battleships, plus frigates | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 29 killed and 89 wounded | Aprox. 600 killed | ||||||
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1757–1763 |
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| Plassey – Cuddalore – Negapatam – Pondicherry – Manila |
The naval 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 Comte d'Aché. British casualties were 29 killed and 89 wounded, while France lost perhaps 600 killed. The two squadrons met again on 3 August at the Battle of Negapatam and again on 10 September at the Battle of Pondicherry. Ships involved:
Britain (George Pocock)
Yarmouth 64 (flag)
Cumberland
Elizabeth
Newcastle
Protector
Queensborough
Salisbury
Tiger
Weymouth
Yarmouth
France (d'Ache)
Zodiaque (flag)
8 other battleships
? 36
frigate
