▁in ▁the ▁Han over ian ▁gu ards , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 3 – 1 7 9 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Low ▁Count ries , ▁distingu ishing ▁himself ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁L ys ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁light ▁inf antry . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁the ▁Han over ian ▁army ▁was ▁dis band ed , ▁and ▁Al ten ▁took ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁King ' s ▁German ▁Leg ion ▁( K GL ) ▁in ▁British ▁pay . ▁In ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁inf antry ▁of ▁this ▁famous ▁corps ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁with ▁Lord ▁C ath cart ▁in ▁the ▁Han over ian ▁expedition ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁He ▁also ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁ ▁Pen ins ular ▁War ▁ ▁Al ten ▁was ▁with ▁John ▁Moore ▁in ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Spain . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Fl ank ▁Brigade ▁in ▁Moore ' s ▁campaign ▁though ▁he ▁missed ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cor un na . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁Wal ch eren ▁expedition ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁employed ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Al bu era ▁he ▁commanded ▁an ▁independent ▁K GL ▁brig ade . ▁An ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁highlight s ▁both ▁the ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁Al ten . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Arthur ▁W