Renard cruised under Captain Aimable Sauveur until 23 August 1813, when he required a replacement.[1] Command then went to Emmanuel Leroux-Desrochettes.
On 9 September 1813, beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting through the night, Renard successfully engaged the British 10-gun schooner, crewed by 35 sailors. Combat was intense and bloody until at 3:30 a.m. the following morning, when the Alphea took two direct hits from Renard to (presumably) the powder magazine and exploded.[2] There were no reported survivors.
Renard lost five men killed and 31 wounded, including her captain,[3] who had an arm shot away and later died of his injuries.[4] Renard returned to France with only 13 able-bodied men. Alphea had carried a crew of 41 men.[3]
The Association du Cotre Corsaire Le Renard (loi de 1901) built a sailing replica of Renard in May 1991. One may rent the modern Renard for a day, for cruises, or for meetings.[5]
. Saint-Malo illustré par ses marins. Charles Cunat. Imprimerie de F. Péalat. 1857. French.
. William James (naval historian). 1837. The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.. R. Bentley.