 Shortly thereafter, Captain Bentinck Cavendish Doyle of "Lightning" transferred to take command of "Madagascar".In June 1814, "Madagascar" served in a flotilla under the command of Admiral Lord Cochrane, and carried General William Miller and his troops from Bordeaux to the Chesapeake Bay to reinforce General Ross in the War of 1812.1

During the Battle of North Point, a supplementary body of Royal Marines, drawn from 15 ships of the fleet, were assigned to the 2nd Battalion of Royal Marines, under the command of brevet Lieutenant Colonel James Malcolm.One of the two fatalities, Thomas Daw, was from HMS "Ramillies".