 On 2 May 1780, she departed Brest with the 7-ship and 3-frigate Expédition Particulière under Admiral Ternay, escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the Continental Army in the War of American Independence.The squadron comprised the 80-gun "Duc de Bourgogne", under Ternay d'Arsac (admiral) and Médine (flag captain); the 74-gun "Neptune", under Sochet Des Touches, and "Conquérant", under La Grandière; and the 64-gun "Provence" under Lombard, "Ardent" under Bernard de Marigny, "Jason" under La Clocheterie and "Éveillé" under Le Gardeur de Tilly, and the frigates "Surveillante" under Villeneuve Cillart, "Amazone" under La Pérouse, and "Bellone".