Action of 6 July 1746

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.

Line of Battle

Royal Navy
HMS Medway
HMS Preston
HMS Harwich
HMS Winchester
HMS Medway's Prize
HMS Lively (1740)

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

Dodwell, Dupleix and Clive
The Navy in the War of 1739-1748

Category:Naval battles involving France
Category:Naval battles involving Great Britain
Category:Conflicts in 1746
Category:1746 in India
Category:First Carnatic War