It is not known why Lamellerie fled from such an inferior force and allowed one of his ships to be captured without opposition: modern historian Richard Woodman describes his conduct as "astonishing, given the weakness of the opposition and the strength of his own combined force", but in a separate work suggests that Lamellerie's orders precluded any engagement until his force was safely off the coast.
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