 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Proteau akaberekerwa pachitsuwa cheGroix muMorbihan muna 1772 uye akabatana neFrench Navy mushure meRevolution yeFrance muna 1793. Muna December 1796 akabatira nechikepe chakanga chakabatanidzwa muExpedition dIrlande, kuedza kwakakundikana kupinda muHumambo hweIreland neuto raitungamirirwa naLazare Hoche saLieutenant pachikepe chinonzi lAigle, uye akaitwa musungwa kuBantry. 