engaged and captured a large American privateer, and was badly wounded in the battle. In reward for this action, Rainier was promoted to post-captain on 29 October. He received his next command, that of the 64-gun ship of the line , in January 1779. In Burford Rainier joined the fleet of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes that sailed for the East Indies Station on 7 March of the same year. In 1790, he became the commander of . On 8 May 1792, George Vancouver named Mount Rainier in modern-day Washington after Captain Rainier: "The weather was serene and pleasant, and the country continued to exhibit between us and the eastern snowy range the same luxuriant appearance. At is northern extremity, Mount Baker bore by compass N. 22E.; the round snowy mountain, now forming its southern extremity, and which, after my friend, Rear Admiral Rainier, I distinguish by the name of Mount Rainier, bore N(S) 42 E." In early 1793, Rainier commissioned the 74-gun . From 1794 to 1805, Rainier commanded Royal Navy operations on the East Indies Station. During his tenure, large swaths of territory came under British control. In 1795, Rainier was promoted to rear admiral. Four years later, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. He served in the East Indies as commodore and commander-in-chief of a fleet. In 1800, he commanded an expedition to Java. On 23 August 1800, , , , and entered Batavia Roads and captured five Dutch armed vessels in all and destroyed 22 other vessels. The British took one vessel into service and Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball of Daedalus named her , and ordered her manned, armed, and equipped. Admiral Rainier was sold in September 1803. In 1805, Rainier returned to England and retired from active duty. Later life After Rainier's retirement, the ministry continued to consult him. In 1805, he was promoted to Admiral of the Blue in the celebratory promotions following the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. In 1807, he became a Member of Parliament for Sandwich. He died the following year at his home on Great George Street, Westminster, with his nephew, John Spratt Rainier, succeeding him as MP for Sandwich. Rainier left an estate valued at £250,000, largely prize money gained during his naval career. He was not married, and although the bulk of his estate was divided between his nephews, John and Peter Rainier, ten