 On 20 May 1811 he took part in the Battle of Tamatave between a squadron, under the command of Captain Charles Marsh Schomberg, which comprised three English frigates (HMS "Galatea", and ), and the brig-sloop , and three French vessels of superior force ("Renommée", "Clorinde" and "Néréide").The action marked the end of the final French attempt to operate in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars.The surviving participants in the battle qualified for the Naval General Service Medal, which was awarded in 1847 with clasp "Off Tamatave 20 May 1811".