hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd æz ɐ luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə tˈɛnθ dɹæɡˈuːnz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ænd wʌz dᵻplˈɔɪd tə spˈeɪn ænd wʌz wˈuːndᵻd æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv kˈɔːɹʌnə ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pənˈɪnsjʊlɚ wˈɔːɹ.
He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 10th Dragoons in 1808 and was deployed to Spain and was wounded at the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 during the Peninsular War.