Boadicea and Dryad tried to lead the enemy into the path of a Royal Navy squadron by firing rockets but lost them a short time after Sir Richard Strachan saw their signals. Neither Boadicea nor Dryad therefore shared in the Battle of Cape Ortegal, in which the British captured all four French ships.
Boadicea and Dryad attempted to lure the enemy into a trap by firing rockets, but they were thwarted when Sir Richard Strachan spotted their signals. As a result, neither Boadicea nor Dryad participated in the Battle of Cape Ortegal, where the British successfully captured all four French ships.