 At dawn, "Ambuscade" detected "Bayonnaise" and assumed she was "Stag"; "Bayonnaise" also detected "Ambuscade", and, correctly assuming that she was a superior British warship, turned around to flee.From this manoeuver, "Ambuscade" understood that the sail was French and gave chase.Around noon, "Ambuscade" had closed in to cannon range, and the fight began.