Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1779, Kaputeni Jones akatora mutungamiriri wengarava ine pfuti 42, ngarava inotakura zvinhu yakavakwazve ndokupiwa kuAmerica nomukuru wokufambisa zvikepe weFrance, Jacques-Donatien Le Ray. Musi waAugust 14, sezvo chiFrench nechiSpanish chakakura
Apo ngarava dzokupinda muEngland dzakasvika pedyo neEngland, akavhiringidza nzira nokuenda kuIreland achitungamirira boka rengarava shanu dzaisanganisira 36-gun, 32-gun USS "Pallas", 12-gun, uye "Le Cerf", zvakare achiperekedzwa nevatengesi vaviri, uye "Granville". Apo chikwata chacho chakanga chiri mazuva mashomanene bedzi kubva kuGroix, "Monsieur" akaparadzaniswa nemhaka yokusawirirana pakati pomutungamiriri wake naJones. Ngarava dzehondo dzakawanda dzeRoyal Navy dzakatumirwa kuIreland kunotsvaka Jones, asi panguva ino, akapfuurira akananga kuchamhembe kweScotland kupinda muNorth Sea. Zvinetso zvikuru zvaJones, sezvazvakanga zvakaita parwendo rwake rwokutanga, zvakaguma nokusazviisa pasi, zvikurukuru naPierre Landais, kaputeni we"Alliance". Musi waSeptember 23, 1779, boka racho rakasangana nekambani huru yevatengesi pamhenderekedzo yeFlamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Ngarava yeBritain ine pfuti 50 nengarava yeBritain ine pfuti 22 dzakazvitakura dzikazviisa pakati pemotokari dzacho nechikwata chaJones, zvichibvumira vatengesi kuti vatize.