[2] Captain Charles Inglis was given command of a squadron of four ships cruising independently in the West Indies.

[1] Magnificent gave chase and by 20:00 as darkness fell, Concorde opened fire on her pursuer with her stern guns.

[1] Magnificent however overhauled the French ship by 21:15, and after fifteen minutes of fighting that included a devastating broadside, forced her to strike her colours.

[1] Shortly after surrendering, Concorde's maintopsail caught fire, forcing the crew to cut away the mainmast to extinguish it.

[1] Prudent and St Albans arrived two hours later and Magnificent towed Concorde to St. John's, Antigua.