Kammala wannan magana: A 1780, Knight ya koma Amurka a kan jirgin HMS "Barfleur" kuma ya shiga cikin
Yaƙin Fort Royal da Yaƙin Chesapeake, a takaice ya zama kyaftin a matsayin kwamandan HMS "Shrewsbury" a 1782 kafin ya koma "Barfleur" a matsayin kyaftin kuma ya yi yaƙi a Yaƙin St. Kitts da Yaƙin Saintes. Shi ne ke da alhakin bugun karshe da mika wuya na Faransa flagship "Ville de Paris" a ranar 12 ga Afrilu 1782.