Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Hopton akagadzwa mu79th Foot. Akarwa paKukombwa kweSevastapol panguva yeHondo yeCrimea uye paKukombwa kweLaknow panguva yeMuchinjikwa weIndia uye akabva ashanda neConnaught Rangers panguva ye
Hondo yechi9 yeXhosa ya1877 kusvika 1878. Akapfuurira kuva Colonel weConnaught Rangers uye akagadzwa kuva Lieutenant Governor weJersey muna 1895. Mukati meHondo yechipiri yeBoer akanga ane zvimwe zvinetso zvekuchengetedza hurongwa paJersey mukutarisana nemafungiro ePro-Boer evamwe veFrench Islanders.