hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən kəmˈænd ʌv swˈɪftʒɚɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, bˌʌt ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ɪnðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən, hiː wʌz tˈeɪkən ˈɪl.
He was given command of Swiftsure on 20 August 1811, but in May 1812, in the Mediterranean, he was taken ill.