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Charles Churchill (British Army officer, born 1656)

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in a contest at the first general election of 1701 and was blacklisted for opposing preparations for war with France. He was returned unopposed in the second general election of 1701 and supported Harley for the Speaker in January 1702, He supported the motion on 26 February 1702 to vindicate the
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from 1706 to 1711. In 1707, he was made a full general. In late March 1708 onwards Churchill was 'seized with an apoplectic fit' but was non-the less returned as MP for Weymouth at the
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Commons' proceedings in impeaching William's Whig ministers. In 1702, he became a lieutenant-general, at the same time receiving the colonelcy of the
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and both his military and political careers were closely connected with his brother's. Along with Marlborough's Irish
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p. 42. Winston, Henry, Jasper, and Mountjoy all died in infancy. Theobald died in 1685.
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and his wife Elizabeth Drake, daughter of Sir John Drake of Ashe, Devon, and his wife
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A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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of that unit. He fought in numerous wars and battles, including
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British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession
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contingents. He was returned in a contest for Weymouth at the
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Snell, Elizabeth Churchill. "Churchill, Charles (1656–1714)".
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garrison in 1690. He then served on the continent at the
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She later married to 234:and an English politician who sat in the 511: 410:He was the father of Lieutenant-General 573:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 454: 349:John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 244:John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 552:"Churchill, Charles (1656-1714)"  304:. He served under his brother when he 525:Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius 480: 478: 476: 474: 472: 418:, by his son's mistress, the actress 7: 549:Courtney, William Prideaux (1887). 893:Lieutenants of the Tower of London 835:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 337:Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 14: 943:Governors of Guernsey (1500–1835) 279:Lieutenant of the Tower of London 207:Lieutenant of the Tower of London 562:Dictionary of National Biography 77: 462:John Burke, John Bernard Burke 430:and ancestor of later earls). 292:in 1674 and later received the 488:. 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Retrieved 463: 457: 432: 428:Earl Cadogan 409: 398: 373:regency bill 325: 286:English Army 283: 277:. He became 264: 228:British Army 223: 219: 169: 152: 140: 127:Battles/wars 97:English Army 66:(1714-12-29) 18: 868:1714 deaths 863:1656 births 778:Colonel of 733:(1707–1709) 674:(1702–1707) 669:(1702–1707) 664:(1701–1702) 659:(1701–1702) 649:(1701–1705) 401:James Gould 317:Steenkerque 857:Categories 839:1707–1714 811:1706–1714 784:1688–1707 592:required.) 543:References 313:Irish Army 73:Allegiance 52:1656-02-02 492:21 August 357:artillery 308:from its 298:Sedgemoor 294:colonelcy 281:in 1702. 190:Relations 523:Holmes: 435:Arabella 361:infantry 345:Blenheim 310:Jacobite 196:(Father) 111:Commands 91:Service/ 559:(ed.). 300:during 236:English 221:General 106:General 85:England 720:With: 654:(1701) 644:(1701) 639:With: 586: 531:  443:George 395:Family 321:Landen 93:branch 82:  555:. In 449:Notes 369:place 343:. 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Index


Godfrey Kneller
England
English Army
3rd Regiment of Foot
Coldstream Guards
Monmouth Rebellion
Battle of Sedgemoor
Williamite War in Ireland
Siege of Cork
Nine Years' War
Battle of Steenkerque
Battle of Landen
War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Ramillies
Winston Churchill
Lieutenant of the Tower of London
Governor of Guernsey
General
British Army
War of the Spanish Succession
English
British House of Commons
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Chief of Staff
William Cadogan
Tory
Winston Churchill
Helena Butler (or Boteler)

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