<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - uWilliamson wazalwa cishe ngo - 1775. Wangena eRoyal Military Academy eWoolwich ngomhlaka 8 Agasti 1791, futhi wathola ikhomishini njengelungu lesibili kuRoyal Artillery ngomhlaka 1 Januwari 1794. Waphakanyiselwa esikhundleni sokuba yi-lieutenant, ngo-11 Mashi 1794. NgoJuni 1795, wakhonza ogwini lwaseFrance, ohambweni oluya eQuiberon Bay ukuze asize ama-royalist aseFrance. Ngo-1799, waya eCape of Good Hope futhi wakhonza eMpini Yokuqala YaseCape Frontier  <response>: yalonyaka. Ngalowo nyaka, waphakanyiswa waba ngukaputeni-uLieutenant, ngo-Okthoba 12. 