On 16 February 1809 Captain Amand Leduc, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, commanded D'Hautpoul on her maiden voyage, a mission to Martinique with reinforcements and supplies, as the flagship of a squadron of three 74-gun ships.

[4] Recruit hung on the tail of the French squadron and managed to cripple D'Hautpoul's mizzen mast, so Pompée could bring her to action and capture her after exchanging fire for 75 minutes.

[6][a] In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe" to all surviving participants of the campaign.

[8] His squadron comprised Abercrombie, Vimiera, Snap, Morne Fortunee, Frolic, Surinam, Superieure, and Ringdove.

[9] After being repaired at Plymouth at the cost of £16,375, Abercrombie sailed for Portugal on 30 December 1810 as part of Admiral George Berkeley's squadron off Lisbon.