 He took part in all the combats which this fleet had to sustain.While he was a member of the crew of the "Richmond", during the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, he went in a boat under fire from British ships to attach a tow cable to the "Glorieux", which had been dismasted out of the danger in which it was placed.He was rewarded with a promotion to "enseigne de vaisseau".