Action of 6 July 1746

Battle of Negapatam (1746)

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

First Carnatic War

Negapatam Madras Adyar Cuddalore Pondicherry

Part of the War of the Austrian Succession

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

Royal Navy

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.

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Coordinates: 10°46′00″N 79°50′00″E / 10.7667°N 79.8333°E / 10.7667; 79.8333

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