He was appointed ensign in the 68th foot in 1798 and lieutenant in 1799. He captain 55th foot in 1801, major
6th West India Regiment in 1808, and major 62nd foot in 1808. He was a lieutenant-colonel with the Portuguese army in 1810, and served as brigadier-general at the battles of
Vittoria,
Pyrenees,
Nivelle,
Nive, and
St. Pierre, where he was badly wounded. He took part in the combat of
Buenza and succeeding engagements, for which he was honoured with a cross, and allowed, 14 November 1814, to accept the
order of the Tower and Sword from the
Prince Regent of Portugal. He attained the rank of colonel in 1814, and major-general in 1825; was nominated a
companion of the Bath in 1815; and a knight commander on the occasion of the coronation of
William IV in September 1831. He died at
Hall Place,
St. John's Wood, on 13 August 1832, aged 48. ==References==