 He was appointed KCB on 2 January 1815 and served as commander-in-chief on the East Indies Station from 1816.Continuing in service postwar in 1819 as a Vice-Admiral  and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, King served as commander in chief in the East Indies.As Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1833 King continued his successful career past the age at which many of his contemporaries retired.