▁Wal de gra ve , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁Wal de gra ve . ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁Wol fe ' s ▁report ▁to ▁M ord a unt , ▁the ▁board ▁found ▁that ▁" it ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁us ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁then , ▁or ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁afterwards ▁either ▁a ▁Body ▁of ▁Tro ops ▁or ▁B atter ies ▁on ▁the ▁Sh ore ▁sufficient ▁to ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁attempting ▁a ▁Des cent " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁def ences ▁of ▁Ro che fort ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁sufficiently ▁improved ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁rep el ▁an ▁assault . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁inqu iry , ▁M ord a unt ▁was ▁tried ▁by ▁court - mart ial ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁M ord a unt ' s ▁defence ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁technical ity ▁that ▁his ▁instructions ▁for ▁the ▁expedition ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁an ▁absolute ▁requirement ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁landing . ▁He ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁dis ob ed ience , ▁but ▁George ▁II ▁removed ▁M ord a unt , ▁Con way ▁and ▁Corn wall is ▁from ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁M ord a unt ▁retained ▁his ▁commission , ▁but ▁having ▁earned ▁the ▁King ' s ▁dis ple asure ▁after ▁Ro che fort , ▁he ▁never ▁again ▁held ▁a ▁senior ▁field ▁command . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁general ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ber wick - up on - T we ed ▁from ▁ 1 7