A shot from the first broadside threw splinters into Perrée's left eye, temporarily blinding him. Remaining on deck, he called to his crew ""Ce n'est rien, mes amis, continuons notre besogne"" ("It is nothing, my friends, continue with your work") and gave orders for the ship to be turned, when a cannonball from the second broadside from "Success" tore his right leg off at the thigh. Perrée collapsed unconscious on the deck. "Généreux" continued to resist until 5:30, when, overpowered, she struck her colours.