[1] In 1795, he commanded the sloop HMS Rattlesnake in the expedition to capture Cape Town.
He commanded a battalion of sailors from the fleet at the Battle of Muizenberg,[2] and was mentioned in both the Army and Navy despatches from this engagement.
On 2 December 1796, in command of the frigate HMS Crescent, he led a squadron which destroyed a French settlement in Madagascar and captured five merchant vessels.
Whilst commanding Warrior in the Mediterranean in 1809, he led the naval portion of the force which captured the Ionian Islands.
[11] After Warrior had returned to Chatham for repairs in 1811,[12] he was given command of HMS Barham (74) in 1812, again operating off the Texel.