[2] Between 1774 and 1776, he commanded the fluyt Gros Ventre at Isle de France (Mauritius).
[11] On 28 May, he wrote a letter to the Navy Minister arguing for an invasion of Jersey and Gernesey, as to cut down the depredations of British privateers on French commerce.
[3] On 16 February 1780, Charmante was part of a squadron comprising the 64-gun Ajax and Protée, as well as the fluyt Éléphant.
In the action of 24 February 1780, the convoy encountered a British force under George Rodney, and Protée sacrificed herself to cover the retreat of her fellows.
While the convoy sailed on to the Indian Ocean with Ajax, Charmante returned to Lorient to bring the news of the battle, arriving there on 3 March.