Buuxi weedha soo socota: Bishii Sebtember 20, 1780, Reynolds wuxuu la wareegay amarka HMS "Monarch", oo ah markab xariiq ah oo wata 74 qoryo ah wuxuuna la safray Admiral Sir Samuel Hood oo dib u xoojin ah oo ku sii jeeday Galbeedka Hindiya dabayaaqadii Oktoobar. Wuxuu goob joog ka ahaa qabsashada Saint Eustatius 3dii Febraayo 1781, waxaana doortay Admiral George Rodney si uu ula tago "Monarch", HMS "Panther" iyo HMS "Sybil", oo uu u daba galo maraakiibta Dutch-ka ee "Mars". 4-tii Febraayo, Reynolds ayaa weerar ku qaaday markabka Mars, taasoo ku qasabtay in uu weeraro calankiisa isla markaana uu is dhiibo. Intii lagu guda jiray howlgalka waxaa lagu dilay sarkaalkii sare, Admiral Willem Krull. Bishii Abriil 29-keedii, isagoo ka howlgalaya amaradii Admiral Hood, Reynolds, oo wali amar ku haya "Monarch", ayaa goob joog ka ahaa
Dagaalkii Fort Royal.