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{{Short description|1758 battle of the Seven Years' War}}
{{Expand French|topic=mil|Bataille de Négapatam (1758)|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Campaignbox Seven Years' War: East Indies}}
{{For|other actions with this name|Battle of Negapatam (disambiguation)}}
{{For|other actions with this name|Battle of Negapatam (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Battle of Negapatam
| partof            = the [[Seven Years' War]]
| image            = Sir George Pocock by Thomas Hudson.jpg
| caption          = Portrait of [[George Pocock]]
| date              = 3 August 1758
| place            = Off [[Nagapattinam|Negapatam]], [[Indian Ocean]]
| result            = Inconclusive
| combatant1        = [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]
| combatant2        = [[Kingdom of France|France]]
| commander1        = [[George Pocock]]
| commander2        = [[Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché|Comte d'Aché]]{{WIA}}
| strength1        = 7 ships of the line <br /> 1 frigate
| strength2        = 8 ships of the line<br>1 frigate
| casualties1=31 killed<br>166 wounded
| casualties2=250 killed<br>600 wounded
| campaignbox      = {{Campaignbox Seven Years' War: East Indies}}
}}


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 naval battle on 3 August 1758 during the [[Seven Years' War]]. A [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] squadron under Vice-Admiral [[George Pocock]] fought a French squadron under [[Comte d'Aché]] off the Carnatic coast of India near [[Negapatam]] in the second of three battles fought between the two admirals during the war. Both squadrons suffered heavy damage during the short but fierce engagement, with d'Ache's flagship ''[[French ship Zodiaque (1756)|Zodiaque]]'' catching fire and d'Ache himself severely wounded. He would spend the remainder of the year recovering in [[Mauritius]].<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=11 July 2011 }}, retrieved 30 September 2008</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
|+British order of battle
!Ship
!Guns
!Commander
!Ref.
|-
|[[HMS Yarmouth (1745)|''Yarmouth'']]
|64
|Vice-Admiral '''[[George Pocock]]'''<br/>Captain [[John Harrison (Royal Navy officer)|John Harrison]]
|rowspan=8|{{sfnp|Clowes|1898|p=179}}
|-
|[[HMS Elizabeth (1706)|''Elizabeth'']]
|64
|Commodore '''[[Charles Steevens]]'''<br/>Captain [[Richard Kempenfelt]]
|-
|[[HMS Tiger (1747)|''Tiger'']]
|60
|Captain [[Thomas Latham (Royal Navy officer)|Thomas Latham]]
|-
|[[HMS Weymouth (1752)|''Weymouth'']]
|60
|Captain [[John Stukley Somerset]]
|-
|[[HMS Cumberland (1710)|''Cumberland'']]
|56
|Captain [[William Martin (Royal Navy officer, died 1766)|William Martin]]
|-
|[[HMS Salisbury (1746)|''Salisbury'']]
|50
|Captain [[William Brereton (Royal Navy officer)|William Brereton]]
|-
|[[HMS Newcastle (1750)|''Newcastle'']]
|50
|Captain [[James Colville (Royal Navy officer)|James Colville]]
|-
|[[HMS Queenborough (1747)|''Queenborough'']]
|24
|Captain [[Digby Dent (Royal Navy officer, born 1739)|Digby Dent]]
|}


[[File:Sir George Pocock by Thomas Hudson.jpg|thumb|Sir [[George Pocock]] by Thomas Hudson]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+French order of battle
!Ship
!Guns
!Commander
!Ref.
|-
|[[French ship Zodiaque (1756)|''Zodiaque'']]
|74
|Chef d'escadre '''[[Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché]]'''<br/>Captain [[Jacques-Antoine de Gotho]]
|rowspan=9|{{sfnp|Clowes|1898|p=179}}
|-
|[[French ship Comte de Provence (1756)|''Comte de Provence'']]
|74
|Captain [[Jean-Jacques de La Chaise]]
|-
|[[French ship Saint Louis (1753)|''Saint Louis'']]
|64
|Captain [[Louis de Joannis]]
|-
|[[French ship Vengeur (1765)|''Vengeur'']]
|64
|Captain [[Jean Baptiste Christy de La Pallière]]
|-
|[[French ship Duc d'Orléans (1754)|''Duc d'Orléans'']]
|60
|Captain [[Jean-François de Surville]]
|-
|[[French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1751)|''Duc de Bourgogne'']]
|80
|Captain [[Jean-Baptiste d’Après de Mannevillette]]
|-
|[[French ship Condé (1753)|''Condé'']]
|50
|Captain [[Jacques Kerlero de Rosbo]]
|-
|[[French ship Moras (1756)|''Moras'']]
|50
|Captain [[Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-Du Bouexié]]
|-
|[[French frigate Diligente (1761)|''Diligente'']]
|24
|Captain [[Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne]]
|}
 
==Citations==
{{reflist}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last=Clowes|first=William Laird|author-link=William Laird Clowes|year=1898|title=The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present|location=London|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston and Company|volume=3}}
{{refend}}
 
==External links==
*[https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=121 "Battle of Negapatam, 3rd August 1758" at threedecks.org]


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For other actions with this name, see Battle of Negapatam (disambiguation).
Battle of Negapatam
Part of the Seven Years' War

Portrait of George Pocock
Date3 August 1758
Location
Off Negapatam, Indian Ocean
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Great Britain France
Commanders and leaders
George Pocock Comte d'AchéTemplate:WIA
Strength
7 ships of the line
1 frigate		 8 ships of the line
1 frigate
Casualties and losses
31 killed
166 wounded		 250 killed
600 wounded

The Battle of Nagapatam was an indecisive naval battle on 3 August 1758 during the Seven Years' War. A British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock fought a French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam in the second of three battles fought between the two admirals during the war. Both squadrons suffered heavy damage during the short but fierce engagement, with d'Ache's flagship Zodiaque catching fire and d'Ache himself severely wounded. He would spend the remainder of the year recovering in Mauritius.[1]

British order of battle
Ship Guns Commander Ref.
Yarmouth 64 Vice-Admiral George Pocock
Captain John Harrison 		[2]
Elizabeth 64 Commodore Charles Steevens
Captain Richard Kempenfelt
Tiger 60 Captain Thomas Latham
Weymouth 60 Captain John Stukley Somerset
Cumberland 56 Captain William Martin
Salisbury 50 Captain William Brereton
Newcastle 50 Captain James Colville
Queenborough 24 Captain Digby Dent
French order of battle
Ship Guns Commander Ref.
Zodiaque 74 Chef d'escadre Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché
Captain Jacques-Antoine de Gotho 		[2]
Comte de Provence 74 Captain Jean-Jacques de La Chaise
Saint Louis 64 Captain Louis de Joannis
Vengeur 64 Captain Jean Baptiste Christy de La Pallière
Duc d'Orléans 60 Captain Jean-François de Surville
Duc de Bourgogne 80 Captain Jean-Baptiste d’Après de Mannevillette
Condé 50 Captain Jacques Kerlero de Rosbo
Moras 50 Captain Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-Du Bouexié
Diligente 24 Captain Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne

Citations[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Heritage History - List of Battles Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 September 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clowes (1898), p. 179.

References[edit | edit source]

  • Clowes, William Laird (1898). The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present. Vol. 3. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company.

External links[edit | edit source]

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