dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, hiː sˈɜːvd ɪn spˈænɪʃ flˈɔːɹɪdə æz ɐn ɔːksˈɪliəɹi sˈɛkənd luːtˈɛnənt ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɔːɹ ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl mɚɹˈiːnz, kəmˈændᵻd baɪ bɹˈɛvɪt mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd nˈɪkɑːlz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl mɚɹˈiːnz.
During 1814–1815, he served in Spanish Florida as an auxiliary 2nd lieutenant of the British Corps of Colonial Marines, commanded by Brevet Major Edward Nicolls of the Royal Marines.