In 1781 he assisted Colonel J. F. Erskine in trying to raise three battalions of Swiss Chasseurs for service with the East India Company, a venture that was thwarted by the Swiss authorities with Augustus and fellow officers being jailed for several months.
He assisted Colonel J. F. Erskine in trying to raise three battalions of Swiss Chasseurs for service with the East India Company. This was in 1781. He assisted Colonel J. F. Erskine in trying to raise three battalions of Swiss Chasseurs for service with a venture. This was in 1781. He assisted Colonel J. F. Erskine in trying to raise three battalions of Swiss Chasseurs for service with fellow officers being jailed for several months. This was in 1781. This venture was thwarted by the Swiss authorities with Augustus.