In June 1716, he boldly attacked a merchant schooner captained by a Templar named Barnes. Not wanting to come back to France, Batilla deserted after the war and recruited four other sailors in order to plunder merchant ships in the Caribbean Sea. In battle, he distinguished himself by being an expert marksman and the first to board the enemy ships, killing half a dozen British sailors by himself. Serving in the fleet of Admiral Jacques Cassard, Batilla participated in the Battles of Montserrat and Antigua in the Caribbean. Born to a French woman in late 17th century, Alonzo had become a wanted criminal who joined the French Navy under an alias in 1711 in the port of Toulon, in order to escape his pursuers.
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