bᵻnˈiːɾoʊ də sˌæn hwˈɑːn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl ʌvðə hʌzˈɑːɹz ʌv ˈɛstɹɪmˌædʒuːɹə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒᵻz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.
Benito de San Juan started his military career as a Lieutenant Colonel of the hussars of Estremadura during the War of the Oranges (1801).