 60-gun "Lord Clive" and the 40-gun HMS "Ambuscade", along with 38-gun Portuguese "Gloria", anchored near the city and started bombardment, but they received unexpected strong resistance from the city's gun battery.After three hours of an exchange of fire, a fire developed on "Lord Clive" that quickly progressed until it reached her magazine, which exploded, sinking her.There were 272 fatalities on board, including McNamara.