As lieutenant commanding the royal frigate Belle Poule, de la Clocheterie on 17 June 1778 fought the naval action with the Arethusa that provided the casus belli for French entry into the American Revolutionary War [REF].
His action, his reception at court and his reward were reported in British,[REF][REF] French,[REF][REF][REF] Spanish,[REF] German,[REF] Swiss,[REF] and Dutch[REF] reviews of current affairs of the year 1778.