On 8 February 1779, Gascoyne was commissioned and entered the British Army as an Officer with the rank of Ensign of the 20th Regiment of Foot, and in July of the following year, still as an Ensign, he joined the Coldstream Guards.
February 1779, Gascoyne was commissioned and entered the British Army as an Officer with the rank of Ensign of the 20th Regiment of Foot. This was on 8. This was still. February 1779 he joined the Coldstream Guards. This was in July of the following year as an Ensign. This was on 8. This was still.