Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A 1778, ya shiga Navy a matsayin Garde-Marine. Ya yi aiki a kan "Fox" da "Concorde", ya shiga cikin yakin Fort Royal
a ranar 29 ga Afrilu da 30 ga Afrilu 1781, a cikin mamayewar Tobago a watan Mayu-Yuni, a yakin Chesapeake a ranar 5 ga Satumba, a yakin Saint Kitts a ranar 25 ga Janairu 1782, da kuma yakin Saintes a ranar 12 ga Afrilu 1782. An daukaka shi zuwa Ensign a watan Nuwamba 1781.