Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chiito chaAugust 12, 1782 chaiva chiito chiduku chechikepe chimwe chete chakatarisana neFrench 32-gun frigate "Bellone" kuBritish 28-gun HMS "Coventry" munguva yekugadzirira
Hondo yeTrincomalee. Kunyange zvazvo ngarava dzose dziri mbiri dzakanga dziri frigates, "Bellone" yakanga iri ye"Iphigénie" kirasi uye yakanga iri frigate yakakura zvikuru nokuda kwenguva yake, kutakura bhatiri rezvombo zve 18-pounder refu, apo "Coventry" yakanga iri yechitanhatu-yakagadzirirwa nezvombo zve 9-pounder refu chete. Uyezve, "Bellone" yakanga ine betsero yemhepo. Mitezo yevashandi ve"Coventry" yakanga iri inenge zvikamu zvitatu zve"Bellone", asi muchiitiko ichocho yakasimbiswa nemauto aaitakura. Pasinei zvapo neidzi nharo dzakanyanya, "Coventry" yakakwanisa kuparira kurasikirwa kukuru pa"Bellone", uye zvikurukuru kupfura vazhinji vevashandi vakuru. Kuvhiringidzika kwakavapo pa"Bellone" kwakabvumira "Coventry" kutizira kuMadras.