French Indian Ocean squadron

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The French Indian Ocean squadron was a French naval force operating in the Indian Ocean during the late 18th century, notably active in conflicts against the British in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military unit
naval squadron
activePeriod late 18th century
alliedWith Hyder Ali NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED
Tipu Sultan NERFINISHED
baseOfOperations Isle Bourbon (Réunion) NERFINISHED
Pondicherry NERFINISHED
Île de France (Mauritius) NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) NERFINISHED
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dissolutionReason decline of French naval power in the Indian Ocean in the early 19th century
engagement Battle of Cuddalore (1783) NERFINISHED
Battle of Madras (1746) NERFINISHED
Battle of Negapatam (1782) NERFINISHED
Battle of Providien (1782) NERFINISHED
Battle of Sadras (1782) NERFINISHED
Battle of Trincomalee (1782) NERFINISHED
Siege of Pondicherry (1748) NERFINISHED
historicalEra Age of Sail NERFINISHED
notableCommander Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché NERFINISHED
Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais NERFINISHED
Pierre André de Suffren NERFINISHED
notableOpponent Royal Navy NERFINISHED
operatedIn Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
opposedBy British East India Company NERFINISHED
Royal Navy East Indies Station NERFINISHED
partOf French Navy NERFINISHED
role contest British naval power in the Indian Ocean
protect French colonial interests in the Indian Ocean
support French and allied land operations in India
strategicObjective disrupt British trade routes in the Indian Ocean
support French privateering against British shipping
theaterOfOperations Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
Mascarene Islands region NERFINISHED
waters around India
usedVesselsType armed merchantman
corvette
frigate
ship of the line

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Battle of Cuddalore (1783) navalForcesFrench French Indian Ocean squadron