Oriflamme again encountered the British, this time when she was chased by the 50-gun , under Captain Edward Wheeler, off the Mediterranean coast of Morocco on 1 April 1761. The two engaged at 6pm, with Wheeler being killed early in the exchange of fire.
The Oriflamme encountered the British for the second time when it was pursued by a 50-gun vessel, under Captain Edward Wheeler, off the Moroccan coast of the Mediterranean on April 1, 1761. The two ships engaged at 6 pm, with Wheeler being fatally wounded in the early stages of the battle.