Following the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars his regiment was posted to the Mediterranean and he served at the Siege of Toulon in 1793. After the withdrawal he joined the army engaged in the Invasion of Corsica and led the 1,200 strong army at the Siege of Bastia. At the conclusion of the siege he was appointed governor of the town and in 1796 led a force to put down a rebellion inland, although terms were reached before he could press the attack. He returned to Britain late in the year and in 1797 briefly joined an expedition to Portugal as the colonel of the 1st Dragoon Guards. He later served in the household of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
