Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché

Anne Antoine, Comte d’Aché (1701–1780) 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 during the Seven Years' War when he lost the Battle of Cuddalore and Battle of Pondicherry. He also failed to provide adequate naval support to French troops attempting to capture Madras in 1759.^[1] After he received rumours of a British attack on the major Indian Ocean naval base Mauritius he did not go to the aid of the French forces in Pondicherry which was being besieged by the British. Pondicherry, the French capital in India, subsequently surrendered leaving Britain dominant in the continent. After the war he retired to Brest where he died in 1780.

See also

• France in the Seven Years' War
• Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

References

1. ^ Harvey, Robert. Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor. Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. p.236-240

Persondata
Name	Antoine, Anne, Comte Dache
Alternative names
Short description	Vice Admiral of France
Date of birth	1701
Place of birth
Date of death	1780
Place of death	Brest, France