 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Brenton akaberekerwa muBritish America asi mhuri yake yakatamira kuEngland pashure pokutanga kweHondo yeAmerica yeRusununguko. Akatevera baba vake kupinda muRoyal Navy, achinyoresa semudhara uye akasvika chinzvimbo chemutevedzeri muna 1790. Pashure pokugamuchira basa rokushumira muRoyal Swedish Navy munguva yeRusso-Swedish War, Brenton akadzokera kuRoyal Navy uye akapiwa mutungamiri wake wokutanga, HMS Trepassey, muna 1791. Achishumira muMediterranean munguva yeFrance Revolutionary Wars, Brenton akapinda muHondo yeCape St Vincent paHMS Barfleur uye akawana kutsigirwa naAdmiral Sir John Jervis. Akazogadzwa kuva mutungamiri weHMS Speedy umo akazviratidza mune zviito zvinoverengeka zvinopesana nemidziyo yeSpain. Akakwidziridzwa kuva post-kaputeni muna 1800 uye akashanda semutungamiriri mureza paHMS Caesar pasi peRear Admiral Sir James Samuarez, achitora chikamu muHondo yekutanga neyechipiri yeAlgeciras. 