[1] Suffren ordered the 64-gun Ajax, under René Joseph Bouvet de Précourt, and Flamand, under Cuverville, to attack the British line to leeward.
They both maneuvered to this effect, but then Tromelin, on Annibal, countermanded the order by signaling Ajax and Flamand to return to their post in the line of battle.
[4] In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren appointed Cuverville to the 64-gun Vengeur in replacement of her former captain, Forbin.
Lieutenant Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas Perier de Salvert replaced Cuverville on Flamand.
[1] After the war, he was amongst the captains that Suffren recommended for promotion[6][Note 1] He received a 600-livre pension in recognition of his service.