Major General Joseph Spencer had been ordered by Major General George Washington to launch an assault on Newport in 1777, but he had not done so, and was removed from command of the Rhode Island defenses.
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It was not until early June that a fleet of 13 ships of the line under the command of Admiral John Byron left European waters in pursuit.
During an assault in the Battle of Rhode Island, Ansart was injured which kept him incapacitated for the remainder of the Revolution.
The Cerberus was lost trying to avoid the French in 1778 around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island.
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As part of a combined Franco-American attempt to retake British-occupied Newport, Rhode Island, the brigade marched to Rhode Island, where it was involved in the August 29 Battle of Rhode Island.