in the capture of several of the Ionian Islands and remained in the region until 1811, becoming an expert in coastal operations. In late 1811, Brisbane took command of , and stayed with her for a year. He then transferred to the command of the newly built in the Channel Fleet. In 1813 he returned to the Mediterranean Sea, where he remained for the rest of the war. A squadron under his command, composed of Pembroke in company with Alcmene and on 11 April 1814 captured Fortune, Notre Dame de Leusainte, and a settee of unknown name, at Fort Maurigio, in the Gulf of Genoa, near Monaco. The squadron silenced the fort's guns, and attacked 20 vessels; 4 were captured, and the cargoes of another 15 taken off ships whose crews scuttled them. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 16 September 1815. In 1816, Pembroke was attached to the force under Lord Exmouth that bombarded Algiers and on his return home, as captain of , Brisbane was knighted. In 1825, Brisbane was made commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station and sailed there as commodore, arriving in 1826 and taking part in the latter stages of the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which he had some success in riverine operations. During the campaign however he contracted a fatal illness and died from it aboard in Sydney in 1826. Brisbane is remembered as a popular and capable commander whose expertise was focused on coastal and riverine operations, which he conducted with success throughout his career. Memorial A memorial to Sir James Brisbane was erected in St James' Church, Sydney in 1830. Notes References Further reading External links 1774 births 1826 deaths Royal Navy officers Knights Bachelor Companions of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars British military personnel of the First Anglo-Burmese War Royal Navy personnel of the Bombardment of Algiers (1816) Deaths from dysentery Infectious disease deaths in New South Wales