American theatre in the War of American Independence Annibal sailed out to the
West Indies and took part in the
Battle of Grenada under
Lamotte-Picquet. In the
Battle of Martinique, on 18 December 1779,
Annibal single-handedly engaged seven ships of the line to protect a convoy, and withdrew without anyone being killed aboard.
Annibal later took part in the
action of 20 March 1780.
Indian theatre in the War of American Independence She was then sent out to the
East Indies under
Suffren.
Fortune and
Annibal were the only two ships in the squadron not to have a
copper sheathing. At the
Battle of Porto Praya, her captain,
Achille de Trémigon, failed to understand Suffren's intentions to illegally attack the British fleet without consideration for the Portuguese neutrality, and followed
Héros into the harbour unprepared for battle. Trémigon was killed by a cannonball that struck his leg, and First Officer
Morard de Galles assumed command. After the battle, Suffren gave command of
Annibal to Captain
Bernard Boudin de Tromelin.
Sadras,
Providien,
Negapatam and
Trincomalee in 1782 under Captain
de Tromelin. The following year, she fought at the
battle of Cuddalore under Captain
d'Aymar.
Annibal was renamed to
Achille in 1786 to prevent confusion with
Petit Annibal.
French revolutionary wars Achille served with the
French Navy until 1794, when she was captured by the
Royal Navy during the battle of the
Glorious First of June. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as the
third-rate '
HMS Achille''''', retaining the French spelling of the name. However, she was in a poor state and was broken up at
Plymouth in 1796, just two years after her capture. ==Citations==