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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| Battle of Cuddalore (1783) canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Cuddalore (1783) Context triple: [Second Anglo-Mysore War, notableEvent, Battle of Cuddalore (1783)]
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Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
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Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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D.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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E.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cuddalore (1783) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
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B.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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C.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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D.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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E.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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Second Anglo-Mysore War in southern India ⓘ |
| year | 1783 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cuddalore (1783) Description of subject: 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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