8 th ▁( D ur ham ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁( Light ▁Infantry ), ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁regiment ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Pen ins ular ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 – 1 3 . ▁ ▁Having ▁been ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vitt oria ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁by ▁two ▁mus ket ▁balls ▁which ▁lod ged ▁in ▁his ▁body . ▁He ▁was ▁removed , ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁prec ari ous ▁state , ▁to ▁England . ▁( P rior ▁to ▁this , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁balls ▁was ▁extracted , ▁but ▁the ▁other , ▁at ▁different ▁periods , ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁great ▁trouble ▁and ▁pain , ▁rel ieved ▁only ▁by ▁severe ▁surg ical ▁operations ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁successfully ▁extracted ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 .) ▁The ▁medical ▁treatment ▁he ▁received ▁at ▁his ▁father ’ s ▁house ▁at ▁L ent on ▁Pri ory ▁restored ▁him ▁so ▁far ▁that ▁after ▁twelve ▁months ▁he ▁was ▁enabled ▁to ▁re join ▁his ▁regiment ▁station ed ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁He ▁accompanied ▁the ▁same ▁regiment ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁an ▁un att ached ▁company , ▁shortly ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁ex changed ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁( 2 nd ▁Staff ord shire ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁and ▁joined ▁it ▁at ▁Gib ral tar . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁major ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁to