Battle of Cuddalore (1783)

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The Battle of Cuddalore (1783) was a late-stage naval and land engagement off the coast of India between British and French forces, fought during the American Revolutionary War and the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land battle
military engagement
naval battle
associatedPlace Cuddalore
surface form: Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Fort St. David
belligerent Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Mysuru
surface form: Mysore
casualties heavy on both sides
cause British blockade of French-held Cuddalore
French attempt to relieve besieged Cuddalore
combatType combined land and sea operation
line-of-battle naval engagement
commander Pierre André de Suffren
surface form: Bailli de Suffren

Bussy-Castelnau
Sir Edward Hughes
Tipu Sultan
conflict American Revolutionary War
Second Anglo-Mysore War
country India
date 20 June 1783
followedBy implementation of peace preliminaries between Britain and France
garrison French troops in Cuddalore
historicalRegion Carnatic region of India
surface form: Carnatic region
landCommanderMysore Tipu Sultan
location Bay of Bengal
off Cuddalore
off the coast of India
navalCommanderBritish Sir Edward Hughes
navalCommanderFrench Pierre André de Suffren
navalForcesBritish British East Indies Squadron
navalForcesFrench French Indian Ocean squadron
notable last major naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
one of the final actions between Hughes and Suffren
opponent Royal Navy
surface form: British Royal Navy

French Navy
partOf Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
peaceContext fought after preliminary peace between Britain and the United States but before peace between Britain and France was known locally
precededBy Battle of Trincomalee
relatedConflict Siege of Cuddalore (1783)
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive
strategicOutcome French failure to break British blockade of Cuddalore
supportedBy Mysorean forces
theatre Indian Ocean theatre of the American Revolutionary War
Second Anglo-Mysore War in southern India
year 1783

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Second Anglo-Mysore War notableEvent Battle of Cuddalore (1783)
Battle of Cuddalore (1758) distinguishedFrom Battle of Cuddalore (1783)