 Kujoina 83rd Foot yakanga ichangobva kuumbwa, Carr akaendeswa kuWest Indies uko akaona chiito muHondo yechipiri yeMaroon muJamaica uye muSanto Domingo uye akakuvadzwa, achida kupora kwenguva refu. Muna 1802 chikwata chakadzoserwa kuUnited Kingdom uye 2nd Battalion haina kukandwazve muchiito kusvika muna 1809, payakatumirwa kuLisbon kunopikisa kupindirwa kweFrance kwePortugal. Pashure pokurwa muHondo yechipiri yePorto uye muHondo yeTalaveraMuna 1810, 83rd yakabatanidzwa muHondo yeBussaco. Mukuru mukuru wayo akabva akwidziridzwa kuti atungamirire bhiriji rePutukezi uye kwehondo yose yechipiri Battalion yakatungamirirwa naMayor Carr panguva iyoyo. 