 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mauto eFrance akaunganidza zvikwata zvaibva kuPondicherry, kuIle de France nevaya vaiperekedza zvikepe zvacho kuti zvive uto rine ngarava 15 dzehondo uye zvikepe zvinoverengeka zvehondo, kutanga zvichitungamirirwa naEstienne dOrves uye, pashure pokunge afa, zvichitungamirirwa naSuffren. Mauto aya akanga achirwisana neuto reBritain raitungamirirwa naAdmiral Edward Hughes. Muna August 1782, Suffren naHughes vakanga vatorwa hondo nhatu dzisina kubudirira paSadrasimusi wa 17 Kukadzi 1782, Providien musi wa 12 Kubvumbi uye Negapatam musi wa 6 Chikunguru, uye vaive vachiisa nzvimbo yavo yekusangana kwavo kwechina paTrincomalee, iyo yaifanira kupisa musi wa 25 Nyamavhuvhu uye kupera kusvika 3 Gunyana. 