<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - umkhumbi kaDuff olandelayo kwakuyi-50-gun, ayejoyine ngawo ngo-1755. Wachitha iminyaka eminingana ehamba ngomkhumbi, noma ngokuzimela noma njengengxenye yomkhumbi omkhulu, futhi ngo-1758 wayeyingxenye yesikebhe sikaCommodore Richard Howe esivikela uhambo oluya eSt Malo, eCherbourg  <response>: neSt Cas. Waba yisikhulu esiphezulu sebutho elincane elalihlala eBrittany ngo-1759, eqapha imikhumbi yaseFrance eMorbihan, ngenkathi umkhumbi ka-Edward Hawke uvimbe iBrest, eFrance. Ngenkathi ibambe i-anchor eQuiberon Bay ngoNovemba 20, abahloli bakhe babika ukuthi kunemikhumbi emikhulu yaseFrance eningizimu yeBelle Île. UDuff waphuthuma nebutho lakhe, elalinemikhumbi emine enezibhamu ezingu - 50 nemikhumbi emine yempi, baya olwandle kuyilapho amaFulentshi ebajaha. Ngaphambi kokuba babhajwe, umkhumbi omkhulu owawungaphansi kukaHawke wafika wahlasela amaFulentshi, wawanqoba empini enqumayo yaseQuiberon Bay. 