In January 1748, Le Magnanime left Brest for the East Indies when she was partially dismasted off the coast of Ushant and while limping back to Brest, she was spotted by a British fleet under Edward Hawke.
Le Magnanime left Brest for the East Indies when she was partially dismasted off the coast of Ushant and while limping back to Brest, she was spotted by a British fleet under Edward Hawke. This was in January 1748.