 Hodges distinguished himself by his leadership, especially during the assault on the city by Miguel's army on 29 September 1832.He afterwards published a memoir, "Narrative of the Expedition to Portugal in 1832, under the orders of His Imperial Majesty Dom Pedro, Duke of Braganza" (London, 1833).Hodges was subsequently knighted and was active in the wars of the Balkans in the late 1830s.