Morard commanded "Petit Annibal" in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, and in the Battle of Trincomalee from 25 August to 3 September 1782, sustaining three new wounds which incapacitated him. Morard de Galles requested to be relieved and left the squadron after the Battle of Trincomalee, embarking on "Pulvérisateur" on 3 September 1782, bound for Isle de France. However, he had barely arrived at Isle de France when he was appointed to "Argonaute" and ordered to rejoin the squadron outside Gondelour. He then commanded various ships in the West Indies, then returned to France on "Vengeur".