 Nguva pfupi yapera kubva pakagadzwa ngarava iyi, hondo yemakore manomwe yakatanga uye yakapararira kuEurope, uye muna May 1756 Britain yakatanga kurwisana neFrance yaitongwa neAncien Régime. Dolphin yakamanikidzwa kupinda mubasa mukati mokurwisana kwose, uye yakanga iripo paHondo yeMinorca muna 1756apo ngarava dzezvikepe dzaitungamirirwa naAdmiral John Byng dzakakundikana kubvisa Port Mahon, nzvimbo huru yeBritain muWestern Mediterranean nekuda kweizvozvo Byng akazotongwa nedare rehondo ndokupfurwa. 