7 , ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁C ré ole ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁an ▁abort ive ▁sortie ▁with ▁the ▁division ▁under ▁contre - am iral ▁Lac ros se , ▁where ▁C ré ole ▁sust ained ▁some ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁F id èle , ▁G our r ège ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁G ante a ume ' s ▁exped itions ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁cru ise , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 0 - gun ▁Ind iv is ible , ▁which ▁he ▁commanded ▁during ▁the ▁Action ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁where ▁she ▁and ▁D ix - A o ût ▁captured ▁HMS ▁Sw ifts ure . ▁ ▁G our r ège ▁commanded ▁the ▁Jean ▁Bart ▁from ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁A ig le ▁from ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁off ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo , ▁fer ry ing ▁troops ▁from ▁Liv orno ▁to ▁Cap - Fran çais ▁and ▁performing ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁at ▁G ona ï ves , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Cad iz . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our , ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Officer ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June . ▁ ▁On ▁A ig le