Along with Vengeur and Destin, Saint Michel directly engaged the much stronger Sandwich, under Rodney, Cornwall and Suffolk.
Being smallest of the ship, Saint-Michel sustained especially heavy damage, and Aymar had his right a w shot away by a cannonball.
[6][7] Aymar left France in November 1781 at the command of Saint-Michel, part of a division also comprising the 74-gun Illustre the frigate Consolante.
[3] When Suffren reshuffled his captains after the Battle of Trincomalee, he promoted d'Aymar to the 74-gun Annibal.
[4] After the war, he was amongst the captains that Suffren recommended for promotion[9] [Note 1] He received a 600-livre pension in recognition of his service.