In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren relieved Cillart from duty and sent him to France to be Court-martialled, replacing him with Lieutenant Maurville de Langle. Maureville de Langle then captained "Sévère" during the Battle of Trincomalee between 25 August and 3 September 1782, and during the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783.