hiː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ kəmˈɪʃənd æz ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚmˌæstɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi, ænd tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌv sˈækɪts hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn.
He was later commissioned as a quartermaster in the United States Army, and took part in the Defense of Sacket's Harbor in 1813.