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The '''Battle of Nagapatam''' was an indecisive battle between a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] squadron under Vice-Admiral [[George Pocock]] and French squadron under [[Comte d'Aché]] off the Carnatic coast of India near [[Negapatam]] during the [[Seven Years' War]]. The battle took place on 3 August 1758.<ref>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=pseudowar&FileName=americanrev Heritage History - List of Battles] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711163642/http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=pseudowar&FileName=americanrev |date=July 11, 2011 }}, retrieved 30 September 2008</ref>
The '''Battle of Nagapatam''' was an indecisive battle between a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] squadron under Vice-Admiral [[George Pocock]] and French squadron under [[Comte d'Aché]] off the Carnatic coast of India near [[Negapatam]] during the [[Seven Years' War]]. The battle took place on 3 August 1758.<ref>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=pseudowar&FileName=americanrev Heritage History - List of Battles] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711163642/http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=pseudowar&FileName=americanrev |date=July 11, 2011 }}, retrieved 30 September 2008</ref>
[[File:Sir George Pocock by Thomas Hudson.jpg|thumb|Sir [[George Pocock]] by Thomas Hudson]]


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The Battle of Nagapatam was an indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place on 3 August 1758.[1]


Sir George Pocock by Thomas Hudson

References

  1. Heritage History - List of Battles Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 September 2008

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