Five monitors each fired one round at 100-second intervals against strong positions near Westende, so the group delivered a heavy shell every twenty seconds. Rear Admiral de Marliave, commanding the French naval force, flew his flag in HMS Lord Clive. This may have been the only time a French admiral flew his flag in a British warship in combat. The timed cycle maintained a steady bombardment while placing a French flag officer aboard a British warship.
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An Anglo-French monitor bombardment tests coordinated fire
Five monitors maintained a timed bombardment while French Rear Admiral de Marliave flew his flag in HMS Lord Clive during combat.