He served the council at the siege of Bedford in 1224.

In 1782, having exchanged into the 97th, he served at the siege of Gibraltar.

He served brilliantly at the siege of Casale in 1629.

He served at the siege of Louisbourg in 1745.

That March, he served at the final siege and capture of Lucknow.

He served at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.

In addition to all this, he was a diplomat and a soldier, known to have served at the siege of Aiguillon in 1346.

In 1688 he served with the Venetians at the siege of Negroponte.

In 1273 he served at the Siege of Xiangyang.

He served at the Siege of Lexington in command of several independent companies.