The Battle of Negapatam was the third in a series of battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet,...
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Battle of Negapatam may refer one of the third battles between French and British fleets off the coast of Negapatam in India : Battle of Negapatam (1746)...
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Franco-American alliance (section Treaty of Alliance)
fought in the Battle of Sadras on February 17, 1782, the Battle of Providien on April 12 near Trincomalee, the Battle of Negapatam (1782) on July 6 off Cuddalore...
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Suffren off the coast of Trincomalee, then Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), on 3 September 1782. It was the fourth in a series of battles fought between the two...
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August 1782, Suffren and Hughes had already fought three inconclusive actions at Sadras on 17 February 1782, Providien on 12 April and Negapatam on 6 July...
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Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle of Providien on 12 April near Trincomalee and the Battle of Negapatam (1782) on 6 July off Cuddalore, after...
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The siege of Negapatam was the first major offensive military action on the Indian subcontinent following the arrival of news that war had been declared...
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Edward Hughes (Royal Navy officer) (category British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Mysore War)
never happened. In 1782, at the reopening of hostilities in the East Indies, he stormed Trincomalee a few days before the squadron of Suffren arrived in...
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early July 1782, during the run-up to the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren sent Fortitude and Yarmouth to Île de France (Mauritius). After the battle, the rigging...
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HMS Exeter (section Battle honours)
she was decommissioned on 27 May 2009. Sadras, 1782 Providien, 1782 Negapatam, 1782 Trincomalee, 1782 River Plate, 1939 Malaya, 1942 Sunda Strait, 1942...
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HMS Monmouth (section Battle honours)
1761 Sadras 1782 Providien 1782 Negapatam 1782 Trincomalee 1782 Camperdown 1797 Egypt 1801 "Monmouth". Open Domesday. King William I of England. Archived...
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Anne René Augustin de Roscanvec de La Landelle (category Year of death unknown)
the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, at the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, at the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782, and at the Battle of Trincomalee...
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HMS Yarmouth (section Battle honours)
Sadras 1758 Negapatam 1758 Porot Novo 1759 The Saints 1782 Jutland 1916 Falklands 1982 Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy:...
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Revolutionary War) Battle of Sadras – 1782 – American Revolutionary War Battle of Negapatam (1782) – 1782 – American Revolutionary War Battle of Delhi (1783)...
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Admiral Rodney 19 April – Battle of the Mona Passage: Four French ships are captured by the British 6 July – Battle of Negapatam: A French fleet clashes...
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HMS Superb (section Battle honours)
have earned the following battle honours: Passero, 1718 Sadras, 1782 Providien, 1782 Negapatam, 1782 Trincomalee, 1782 Gut of Gibraltar, 1801 San Domingo...
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the governor of Negapatam, the principal outpost of the Dutch East India Company in India. He directed the unsuccessful defense of Negapatam against a British-led...
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becomes Prime Minister following the death of Rockingham. 6 July – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Negapatam between British and French fleets. 19 August...
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HMS Resolution (1771) (redirect from HMS Drake (1782))
Annibal of Suffren's (French) squadron captured Resolution on 9 June 1782. In early July 1782, during the run-up of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren...
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HMS Eagle (section Battle honours)
Gibraltar, 1704 Velez Malaga, 1704 Ushant, 1747 Sadras, 1782 Providien, 1782 Negapatam, 1782 Trincomalee, 1782 Calabria, 1940 Mediterranean, 1940 Malta Convoys...
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HMS Worcester (section Battle honours)
Bello, 1739 Cartagena, 1741 Ushant, 1778 Sadras, 1782 Providien, 1782 Negapatam, 1782 Trincomalee, 1782 Cuddalore, 1783 Dunkirk, 1940 Atlantic, 1940 North...
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François-Josué de la Corne de Chapt (category People of New France)
in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782 and the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782. On 14 July 1782, in the...
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HMS Eagle (1774) (category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy)
to take part in the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783. Eagle was on harbour service from 1790, and was broken up in 1812. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p...
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the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, at the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, at the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782, and at the Battle of Trincomalee...
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Britain Battle of Negapatam 6 July – Indecisive engagement between British and French fleets Action of 29 July 1782 - Inconclusive naval battle between...
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of the squadron. He re-appointed his captains and gave Beaulieu command of the frigate Bellone. In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam,...
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Charles Gaspard Hyacinthe de Forbin La Barben (category Year of death missing)
the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782, and the Battle of Trincomalee from 25 August to 3 September 1782. He...
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HMS Sultan (1775) (category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy)
arriving from England on 30 March in time to fight in the battles of Providien, Negapatam and Trincomalee. Her last action was at Cuddalore in 1783 and...
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Richard Kempenfelt (category 1782 deaths)
Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718 – 29 August 1782) was a British rear admiral who gained a reputation as a naval innovator. He is best known for his...
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Second Anglo-Mysore War (category 1782 in India)
ordered the seizure of Dutch outposts in India, and the British captured the main Dutch outpost at Negapatam after three weeks of siege in November 1781...
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