 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akapinda muuto reBritain muna 1804 uye akagadzwa kuva ensign mu3rd Foot Guards. Bowater akanga aripo muHondo yeCopenhagen 1807 uye akabva aendeswa nehurumende yake kuPortugal. Akabatana neKutora kwePorto uye zvichitevera Hondo yeTalavera, kwaakakuvadzwa, akatenga lieutenancy muna Nyamavhuvhu 1809. Muna December akaenda kuEngland, zvisinei akadzokera kuHondo yePeninsular mushure memakore maviri. Akarwa muHondo yeSalamanca muna Chikunguru 1812 uye Kurwiswa kweBurgos muna Gumiguru. Mugore rakatevera Bowater akabatanidzwa muHondo yeVitoria munaJune uye akabva atungamirirwa kuKukombwa kweSan Sebastián kusvika munaSeptember 1813. Mwedzi mumwe gare gare, akashanda muHondo yeBidassoa uye muna Zvita akabatanidzwa mukurwisana kweHondo yeNive. 