The naval Battle of Cuddalore took place on 29 April 1758 during the Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...

 near Cuddalore

Cuddalore

Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's population.Cuddalore is known...

 off the Carnatic coast of India and was an indecisive battle between a British

Kingdom of Great Britain

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 squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock

George Pocock

Sir George Pocock, KB was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He rose to the rank of admiral.Pocock was from Chieveley in Berkshire, the son of Thomas Pocock, a chaplain in the navy. George Pocock entered the navy in 1718, serving aboard under the patronage of his maternal uncle, Captain...

 and French squadron under Comte d'Aché. British casualties were 29 killed and 89 wounded, while France lost perhaps 600 killed.

The two squadrons met again on 3 August at the Battle of Negapatam

Battle of Negapatam (1758)

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 and again on 10 September at the Battle of Pondicherry

Battle of Pondicherry

The Battle of Pondicherry was a naval battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Pondicherry during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place on 10 September 1759. The outcome was indecisive....

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Britain (George Pocock)

64 (flag)

France (d'Ache)

• Zodiaque (74 canons, flag)
• Vengeur (54 canons)
• Bien-Aimé (58)
• Condé (44)
• Saint-Louis (50)
• Moras (44)
• Sylphide (36)
• Duc d'Orléans (50)
• Duc de Bourgogne (60)