▁commander . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁Mont agu ▁became ▁a ▁post ▁captain ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁fr ig ate ▁HMS ▁Ter ps ich ore ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁Ter ps ich ore ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁larger ▁French ▁vessel ▁S ém ill ante ▁and ▁despite ▁heavy ▁losses , ▁Mont agu ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁out f ight ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁although ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁capture ▁her . ▁So on ▁after ward ▁Mont agu ▁moved ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁forming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁that ▁captured ▁Am bo yna ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁seized ▁two ▁Dutch ▁fr ig ates ▁in ▁the ▁har bour . ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁Mont agu ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁capt ains ▁assemble d ▁for ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Î le ▁de ▁France ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁naval ▁brig ade , ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁sail ors ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁deployed ▁on ▁shore ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁forces ▁leading ▁the ▁attack . ▁During ▁the ▁assault ▁Mont agu ▁fought ▁well ▁and ▁was ▁comm ended ▁after ▁his ▁brig ade ▁assist ed ▁in ▁breaking ▁the ▁French ▁resistance ▁around ▁the ▁capital ▁Port ▁Napoleon . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁Mont agu ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁command ▁HMS ▁N io be ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Fle et , ▁later ▁serving ▁off ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1