ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə sˈæksən ˈɑːɹmi ænd fˈɔːt ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈɔːɹðɚn wˈɔːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛlv ʌv swˈiːdən ænd sˈʌfɚd dᵻfˈiːts ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv klˈɪsoʊ, bˈæɾəl ʌv fɹˈɔːstæt ænd ðə ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ swˈiːdɪʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv sˈæksəni ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
In 1702 he joined the Saxon Army and fought in the Great Northern War against Charles XII of Sweden and suffered defeats in the Battle of Klissow, Battle of Fraustadt and the resulting Swedish invasion of Saxony in 1706.