He made rapid progress in the Army and distinguished himself in the Peninsular War .
D'Urban was born in Halesworth , and joined the British Army in 1793 , enlisting as a cornet in the Queen 's Bays at the age of sixteen .
D'Urban made rapid progress in the British Army and distinguished himself in the Peninsular War .
D'Urban was born in Halesworth , and joined the British Army in 1793 , enlisting as a cornet in the Queen 's Bays at the age of sixteen .