ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɜːnəl ɪnðə dʒˈɜːmən ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɪnðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv vˈɪktɚɹ æmˈædɪəs ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv sɐvˈɔɪ, ænd wʌz sᵻvˈɪɹli wˈuːndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.
In 1699 he became a Colonel in the German regiment in the service of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and was severely wounded in 1701.