In May 1778, Cardaillac served with Charles Picot de Dampierre during the War of American Independence.
[2] With the outbreak of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, France and the Dutch Republic found themselves allied against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The task force comprised the 74-gun Héros (under Suffren) and Annibal (under Trémignon), and the 64-gun Artésien (under Cardaillac), Sphinx (under Du Chilleau) and Vengeur (under Forbin), [3] as well as the 16-gun corvette Fortune (under Captain de Lusignan), and seven transports [4] carrying the Régiment de Pondichéry, under Brigadier General Thomas Conway.
[5] Cardaillac was killed during the Battle of Porto Praya[6] [7] by a bullet to the chest.
[8] Lieutenant de la Bossière took over command of Artésien.