Action of 6 July 1746

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Battle of Negapatam (1746)
Part of War of the Austrian Succession
Bataille navale de Negapatam en 1746.jpg
Date6 July 1746
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Commanders and leaders
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Edward Peyton Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
Strength
Casualties and losses
  • 14 killed
  • 46 wounded
  • 27 killed
  • 53 wounded

The action of 6 July 1746 was an inconclusive naval engagement between the British and French fleets during the War of the Austrian Succession.

Contents

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]

Order of Battle

Royal Navy

ShipGunsCommanderRef.
Medway 60Commodore Edward Peyton
Captain Henry Rosewell
[2]
Preston 50Captain Lord Northesk
Winchester 50Captain Lord Thomas Bertie
Harwich 50Captain Philip Carteret
Medway's Prize 40Captain Thomas Griffin
Lively 20Captain Nathaniel Stephens

France

ShipGunsRef.
Achille 60 [2]
Duc d'Orléans 26
Bourbon 36
Neptune 34
Phénix 34
Saint Louis 30
Lys 34
Insulaire 28

Citations

  1. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 152. ISBN   9788131300343.
  2. 1 2 Clowes (1898), p. 120.

References

10°46′00″N79°50′00″E / 10.7667°N 79.8333°E / 10.7667; 79.8333