French ship Orient (1756)
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Orient was an 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Antoine Groignard.
Orient being reduced to a 74-gun
Battle of Negapatam (1782)
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The Battle of Negapatam was the third in a series of battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of Ind
French ship Orient (1756)
…Bolle was in effective command. After Estienne d'Orves died on 9 February 1782, Suffren put Captain Lapallière in command. In 1782, as present at the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782, although she did not take part in the action, and took part in the Battle of Trincomalee between 25 August and 3 September 1782. In the…
Battle of Negapatam, 6 July 1782 Dominic Serres, 1786
Suffren meeting with Hyder Ali in 1782, J.B. Morret engraving, 1789.