Battle of Cuddalore
Part of theSeven Years' War
A portrait ofGeorge Pocock
Date 29 April 1758 Location OffCuddalore,Indian Ocean Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
Great Britain	France French Indies Company
Commanders and leaders
George Pocock	Comte d'Aché
Strength
7 ships of the line 1 frigate 1 storeship	6 ships of the line[a] 4 frigates 1 merchantman
Casualties and losses
29 killed 89 wounded	99 killed 321 wounded

TheBattle of Cuddalore took place on 29 April 1758 during theSeven Years' War nearCuddalore off theCarnatic coast of India, and was an indecisive battle between aBritish squadron under Vice-AdmiralGeorge Pocock and French squadron underAnne Antoine, Comte d'Aché. British casualties were 29 killed and 89 wounded, while France lost 99 killed and 321 wounded.^[3] Although the battle itself was indecisive, the French fleet was able to achieve its primary objective of delivering the reinforcements that the defenders ofPondicherry were awaiting.

The two squadrons met again on 3 August in theBattle of Negapatam in 1758, and again on 10 September 1759 in theBattle of Pondicherry.

• Great Britain in the Seven Years War
• France in the Seven Years War

• Clowes, William Laird (1898).The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Present. Vol. 3. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Company.OCLC 645627800.

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• Naval battles of the East Indies Campaign (1757–1763)
• Conflicts in 1758
• 1758 in British India
• Naval battles of the Seven Years' War involving France
• Naval battles of the Seven Years' War involving Great Britain

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