Action of 6 July 1746

Battle of Negapatam (1746)
	Part of War of the Austrian Succession
Date	6 July 1746
Location	Coast of Negapatam, Indian Ocean
Result	Tactically inconclusive, Strategic French Victory
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

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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[edit]

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]