Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez

Battles of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez

French admiral of the 18th century, 1729 to 1788

Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1781 and 1783: 1 siege and 6 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in India (4), Sri Lanka (2), Cape Verde (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 12,590 km apart end to end, 2,098 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (4), Anglo-French War of 1778–1783 (2), Second Anglo-Mysore War (1).

Battle of TrincomaleeSiege of CuddaloreBattle of Porto PrayaBattle of SadrasBattle of ProvidienBattle of NegapatamBattle of CuddaloreBattle of Porto PrayaBattle of SadrasBattle of ProvidienTehranKinshasaBaghdadKabulAthensCasablancaAddis AbabaDubaiNew Delhi5000 km11.581N, 29.004E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1781: 1 engagements1782: 4 engagements4 in 17821783: 2 engagements17811783
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Porto Praya, 1781Battle of Sadras, 1782Battle of Providien, 1782Battle of Negapatam, 1782Battle of Trincomalee, 1782Siege of Cuddalore, 1783Battle of Cuddalore, 178317811783
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 April 1781Battle of Porto PrayaPraia, Cape VerdeInconclusive
17 February 1782Battle of SadrasBay of Bengal, India11,079 km EInconclusive
12 April 1782Battle of ProvidienTrincomalee, Sri Lanka497 km SInconclusive
6 July 1782Battle of NegapatamBay of Bengal, India334 km NWInconclusive
25 August 1782Battle of TrincomaleeTrincomalee, Sri Lanka290 km SEInconclusive
7 June 1783Siege of CuddaloreCuddalore, India391 km NWInconclusive
20 June 1783Battle of CuddalorePondicherry, India0 km NFrench victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Pompeo Batoni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.