ˈæftɚ tˈaɪm ɪn ˈʌðɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənts, hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɐ luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl ɪnðə θˈɜːd ˈɑːɹɡʲaɪlʃɚ fˈɛnsᵻbəlz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd sˈɜːvd wɪð ðˌɛm æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ ɡˈæɹɪsən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.
After time in other regiments, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Third Argyllshire Fencibles in 1799 and served with them as part of the Gibraltar garrison in 1800 and 1801.