 Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - MunaNovember 1793, achigara muSardinia, Collard akasimudzirwa kuita lieutenant uye kwenguva pfupi akabatana neHMS Tartar asati agamuchira yake diki yekuraira, iyo schooner Petite Boston, iyo yakatora chikamu muKukombwa kweBastia uye Kukombwa kweCalvikuCorsica. Ipapo akapedza makore maviri ari paHMS Eclair asati abatana neHMS Britannia semutevedzeri mukuru. Britannia yakazoita hondo paCape St Vincent muna February 1797 uye Collard akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru wehondo somubayiro. Akanga ari mutungamiri weHMS Fortune, iyo yakaparadzwa nePortugal isati yabatana nechechi duku HMS Vestal uye yakabatanidzwa muKukombwa kweGenoa uye kurambidzwa kweEgypt, kutora chitoro mu 1801. Frigate yakabhadharwa muna 1802 paRugare rweAmiens uye Collard akapinda muchengeti. 