Setting Process_start sail Motion from Cap-Français in 1782 , the expedition Attack was part of a global naval war Hostile_encounter between France and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War .

Operating Being_in_operation under secret orders from the Marquis de Castries , France 's marine minister , La Pérouse sailed Motion from Cap-Français in May 1782 , and arrived at Arriving the Prince of Wales Fort in early August .