 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Robe akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni-lieutenant musi wa9 Gunyana 1794, uye akagadzwa kuva mukuru mukuru muRoyal Artillerys 1st Battalion paWoolwich musi wa25 Mbudzi, achigara ikoko kwemakore anoda kusvika mashanu. Muna 1797 akatanga chikoro chekutanga chevarwi chevana vemasoja; Duchess weYork akanyoresa nerupo, uye chikoro chakaratidza kubudirira, saka Bhodhi reOrdinance rakatora kutungamira kwayo. Muna 1799 Robe akaenda kuHolland nehondo yaDuke weYork muHelder Expedition. Akagadzwa brigade major weRoyal Artillery pasi paGeneral Sir Anthony Farrington. Akanga aripo paHondo yeBergen musi wa2 Gumiguru 1799, musi waakakwidziridzwa kuva kaputeni. Akatora rutivi mukutora Alkmaarmusi wa6 Gumiguru, uye akadzokera kuEngland neuto musi wa3 Mbudzi, uye paakadzoka akaiswa ku9th Company ye2nd Battalion. 