 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muRichmond County, Georgia, Twiggs akapiwa basa rechipiri rechipiri musi wa10 Mbudzi 1813. Mukati meHondo ya 1812, akaona chiito pabhodhi Mutungamiri uye akabatwa apo iyo frigate yakatorwa nechikwata chezvikepe zvina zvehondo zveBritain. Pashure pokuiswa mutorongo muBermuda, akasunungurwa apo shoko reGhent Treaty rakasvika kuchitsuwa ichocho. Makore anopfuura makumi maviri gare gare, akapinda muSeminole Hondo muFlorida neGeorgia muna 1836 na1837, uye akawana chinzvimbo chevakuru munaNovember 1840. Apo hondo neMexico yakavhurwa, Major Twiggs akakumbira rutivi runoshingaira mukurwisana uye akabatanidzwa neMarine Battalion iyo yakabva kuNew York muna June 1847. Akapfurwa nevavengi paakanga achitungamirira boka raipinda nechisimba muChapultepecpamberi peMexico City musi wa13 Gunyana 1847 uye akavigwa paLaurel Hill Cemetery muPhiladelphia. 