sentences:  He was mentioned in despatches for his conduct at the passage of the Douro and capture of Oporto in 1809; at the siege and capture of Ciudad Rodrigo in 1811; and at the Battle of Vittoria in 1813, when he was deputy quartermaster-general with Sir Thomas Graham.After the peace he was created K.C.B.On 4 April 1815 he married Magdalene, second daughter of Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet of Dunglass, and sister of Captain Basil Hall.