A watan Agusta na 1782, shi ne kwamandan jami'in Trincomalee lokacin da Faransa ta kewaye shi a lokacin da ake kira
Yaƙin Trincomalee. Ya mika wuya ga Suffren a ranar 30 ga Agusta a musayar hanyar aminci zuwa Madras don garkuwar sa ta mutane 1,000.