Action of 6 July 1746
Battle of Negapatam (1746) | |||||||
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Part of War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edward Peyton | Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 Ships of the line 2 Frigates |
1 Ship of the line 8 East Indiamen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 Killed 46 Wounded |
27 Killed 53 Wounded |
For other actions with this location, see Battle of Negapatam (disambiguation)
The action of 6 July 1746 was an inconclusive naval engagement between the British and French fleets during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Battle[]
The English fleet, first under the command of Commodore Curtis Barnett and then Edward Peyton, and a French fleet under Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, engaged each other early in the First Carnatic War. Both fleets were damaged, with La Bourdonnais putting in at Pondicherry for repairs, and Peyton at Trincomalee. La Bourdonnais acquired additional guns at Pondicherry, and when the fleets met again in August 1746, Peyton refused battle and retreated to Bengal. La Bourdonnais then proceeded to lead the successful French attack on Madras in September.[1]
Line of Battle[]
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- HMS Medway
- HMS Preston
- HMS Harwich
- HMS Winchester
- HMS Medway's Prize
France[]
- Achille, 72 guns
- Bourbon, 44 guns
- Phénix, 44 guns
- Lys, 40 guns
- Neptune, 40 guns
- Saint-Louis, 36 guns
- Duc d'Orléans, 36 guns
- Insullaire, 30 guns
- Renommée, 30 guns
References[]
- ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 152. ISBN 9788131300343.
Coordinates: 10°46′00″N 79°50′00″E / 10.7667°N 79.8333°E
- Naval battles involving France
- Naval battles involving Great Britain
- Conflicts in 1746
- 1746 in India
- First Carnatic War
- British battle stubs
- French battle stubs