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men, be gain'd so much aoplauSe, both
for his conduct and courage in the attack
of the connterscarpe, which was allowed
to be one of the most defperace
attempts ever knc .Vn, being wounded
at the head of his grenadiers, that he
received the French King's acknowledgement
ofhis Services ; and it gain'd him
tire commission oS a lieutenant-culonel
in Sir Charles Littleton's regiment, at
the recommendation as the Duke of
Monmouth, who commanding in that
attack, told King Charles that he owed
his life to the bravery of captain
Churchill.
On his return to England the Duke as
York also made him gentleman ofhis
bedchamber, and master ofhis robes ;
in 1679 cartied him into Flanders ; and
.in taking him into Scotland pet
great confidence in him, and madehim
colonel of dragoons. The next year
he married Sarah, daughter of Richard
Jennings, of Sanashridge in Ilerifore^hire,
aged twenty -one. And in ac-
companied the duke of dork a Second
lime to Scotland; in which voyage he
nartowly eScaped with his own life, on
the ship side ready to fink, by guarding
the boat for his master, which othcrwiSe
must have Sunk with the great
numbers that endeavoured to leap into
it , his highness, upon their return to
court, obtained for him the title of baron
of Ey mouth or Armotith in Scotbind,
and the third troop of guards. But
thefe were only an earnest of his pairon's
Savours. For theduke no Sotsner
succeeded to his brother Charles's crown,
than he confirmed the haton in all his
posts and employments ; constituted
bira high steward os the borough oSSt.
Aehan .• Sent him to notify to the king
of France his accession to the throne of
Great Britain .• and at his return created
him. on May 15, i685, a peer of
England, by the stile and title of baron
Churthe'/l of Sand^ridge in Ilertserastrite.
This honour v. as followed with the addition
of a neyv commission, that raised
him to the degree os brigadier gentral
oshit majesty's surges in the west^
ordered to march against the duke of
Monmouth. in which command he oave
fresh examples os his conduct and ^bravery
; which prevented the king's Sorces,
under the earl of Feveestram, being
surprized while their commanding ofsicers
were in bed. Yet neither the favours
already received, nor the great expectations
he might reasonably entertain
of the royal benevolence and regard,
were able. to counterbalance his
duty to Gnd and his country : for he
no Sooner discovered king Jimes's design
to Subvert the religion and laws,
which at his coronation he had Sworn
to protect and maintain, but he laid
aSide all private interest, and determined
neat only to keep clear of countenancing
by his presence, such projects,
as could not be justified to a free perw,
pie, but joined with the most zealous
against popery and arbitrary poyver.
Thus we find him amongst those that
went over to the prince os Orange, etacamped
at SherhUrn.
King Wsi/iam was so truly sensible
of baron Churchill's zeal sor the protested
canfe, and the advantage he had
reaped by his assistance, that he numbered
him amongst the first that were
distinguished with honours, aSter lis
advancement to the throne of Great
Britain, admitted him ofhis privy council,
and creased him earl of Mar/borough
on Aprs/ 9, 1689. The earl Soon
aster embarked Sor Flanders, where he
look upon him the command of the
English forces, with which he laved the
cousederate army at Wale ours, on the
a5tb of August. He fpent the year
i6^o in Ireland; where, entrusted wi'.h
the chief command, he obliged the
strong garrisons of Cork and Kinsule to
yield thetnfelves prisoners of war. Next
year king William intending to command
in person, dispatched the earl before
to dispose the forces, &c. Sor entering
upon action immediately on his inajelly's
arrival in Felandera ; in which he
gave Such convincing proofs ol his military
abilities, as to force the following
acknowledgment from she prince of Vat -
demurs :