 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akabatana neRoyal Navy muna 1803 uye somurwi wezvikepe akaona basa rinoshanda muHondo dzaNapoleon, achikwira kusvika pachinzvimbo chaLieutenant. Muna 1811 akanga achishumira ari paBrig HMS Grasshopper, iyo yakaparara musi weKrisimasi pamhenderekedzo yeDutch Coast. Iye, pamwe chete navose vaiva mungarava, vakatorwa sevasungwa vehondo ndokuiswa kuvaFrench. Kufora kwokumanikidzirwa muHolland inotonhora zvikuru yechando kuenda kuVerdun uye anopfuura makore maviri okuiswa mutorongo kwakaipa zvakamupa ruzivo rwaakashandisa gare gare mukuvandudza kwake chirango. Iye akasunungurwa pakurega basa kwaNapoleon muna 1814. Akadzokera kubasa rinoshanda muHondo yeBritish neAmericakwaaitungamirira HMS Calliope. Muna 1815, akasimudzirwa pachinzvimbo cheMukuru wemauto. 