Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Macdonald akabatana neRoyal Navy muna 1833. Akashanda mu
Hondo yechisere yeXhosa semutungamiri weHMS "Ferret". Akakwidziridzwa kuva Kaputeni muna 1854, akaraira HMS "Hogue", HMS "Arethusa" uye ipapo HMS "Bellerophon". Akagadzwa Second-in-Command of the Channel Fleet muna 1872 uye kubva muna 1873 akava mutungamiri wechi21 weClan Macdonald weClanranald.