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July 6, 1782 in History. Event: British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies), Related Topics: battle · British-French · Negapatam
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Battle of Negapatam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Negapatam 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 durin...
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Battle of Negapatam, 6 July 1782 Artist: Dominic Serres the Elder Date: 1786 Item No: BHC0448 Neg No: BHC0448 The French were seeking to take control of the British-held port of Negapatam on the eastern coast of India.
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The Battle of Negapatam In the evening, however, four sails were sighted inshore to the north-west; and on the 3rd, at 5 A.M., the British sighted the French fleet off Negapatam, about three miles to windward, formed in line of battle ahead, with the starboard tacks on board.
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On July 25th England was repelled by French Naval forces at the Battle of Negapatam resulting in the capture of Madras by France.
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The Battle of Negapatam, 1782, between the French and the English "Battle of Negapatam, 6 July 1782. Artist: Dominic Serres, the Elder. Date: 1786. Oil on canvas. 1117.6 x 1828.8 mm. National Maritime Museum, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection.
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Between February 17, 1782, and September 3, 1782, French Admiral Pierre Andre de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, otherwise known as Bailli de Suffren, and British Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, commander in chief in the East Indies, engaged in four major battles in the Indian Ocean region: the Battle of Sadras on February 17,
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