hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd dˈʌtʃi ʌv wˈɔːɹsɔː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs pˈoʊlənd ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn.
He joined the army of the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw during the Napoleonic Wars in 1811, and remained in the army of Congress Poland under Emperor Alexander from 1815.