Anne Antoine, Comte d’Aché (23 January 1701,
Marbeuf – 11 February 1780) was a
French naval officer who rose to the rank of
vice admiral. He is best known for his service off the coast of
India
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during the
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754†...
, when he led the French fleet at the
Battle of Cuddalore and
Battle of Pondicherry
The Battle of Pondicherry was a naval battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché on 10 September 1759 off the Carnatic coast of India near Pondicherry during the Seven Years' Wa ...
. He also failed to provide adequate naval support to French troops attempting to
capture Madras in 1759.
[Harvey, Robert. ''Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor''. Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. p.236-240] After he received rumours of a British attack on the major Indian Ocean naval base
Mauritius
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he did not go to the aid of the French forces in
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...
which was under siege. Pondicherry, the French capital in India, subsequently surrendered leaving the French with no influence upon the
Indian Subcontinent
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. After the war he retired to
Brest
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**Brest Bretagne Airport
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*Brest, ...
where he died in 1780.
See also
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France in the Seven Years' War
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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
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References
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1701 births
1780 deaths
People from Eure
Counts of France
French military personnel of the Seven Years' War
French Navy admirals