1809, he was made Commandant of Simonstown. In 1810, he was second in command of a force ordered from the Cape to assist Major-general Abercromby in the capture of Mauritius, but the island was already taken when the contingent arrived. Although he saw no more active service, Butler was promoted colonel in 1811 and major-general in 1814, and was appointed Commandant of Mahebourg, Mauritius. He retired due to ill health in 1818. Death Butler died at Ballyadams, Queen's County (now County Laois), Ireland, on 30 November 1824, aged 54. He was survived by five children. References Sources 1770 births Irish soldiers in the British Army British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Knights Bachelor Austrian knights 18th-century English people 19th-century English people 18th-century Irish people 19th-century Irish people People from County Tipperary English people of Irish descent 1824 deaths