His wife joined him at Toruń in December, but in April 1712 a peremptory ukase ordered him off to the army in Pomerania, and in the autumn of the same year he was forced to accompany his father on a tour of inspection through Finland.
Istrinya bergabung dengannya di Toruń pada bulan Desember, namun pada bulan April 1712 sebuah Ukaze memerintahkannya ke tentara di Pommern, dan di musim gugur tahun yang sama ia terpaksa menemani ayahandanya dalam tur pemeriksaan melalui Finlandia.