During the Seven Years' War, he commanded at the Battle of Minorca (1756). He also fought in the action of April 5, 1757 in the strait of Gibraltar when he commanded and the French fleet successfully evaded the British naval forces to arrive at Louisbourg. Finally, he commanded at the Battle of Lagos (1759). In the battle, two of his crew were killed and six were wounded. While still under Lloyd's command, the ship sank the following year off Drake's Island.