hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ kəmˈɪʃən æz ɐ fˈʊl kˈɜːnəl ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ˌɔn ɐpˈɔɪntmənt æz lˈɔːɹd luːtˈɛnənt ʌv ˌɪnvɚnˈɛsʃˈaɪɚ.
He received a commission as a full colonel in the British Army in 1809 on appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.