. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . e of the Boyne received anIrish barony. Later in the same year he married Mrs. Trevor,a wealthy widow, but did not forsake his military career. Afterholding a command in Ireland, he went to Flanders as Brigadier-General. There he fought and was severely wounded at Steenkirk,being forced to return home on crutches. During his recovery hegoverned the Isle of Wight, but in 1694 he took part in the attackon Brest, where he was again wounded. Next year he had a largeshare in the capture of Namur. His unflinching bravery in leadingforlorn
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . e of the Boyne received anIrish barony. Later in the same year he married Mrs. Trevor,a wealthy widow, but did not forsake his military career. Afterholding a command in Ireland, he went to Flanders as Brigadier-General. There he fought and was severely wounded at Steenkirk,being forced to return home on crutches. During his recovery hegoverned the Isle of Wight, but in 1694 he took part in the attackon Brest, where he was again wounded. Next year he had a largeshare in the capture of Namur. His unflinching bravery in leadingforlorn hopes and his eagerness to face the hottest fire won him thenickname of the Salamander, and the success of the final assault onthe fortress was mainly due to his splendid example. He became apopular hero, and, on his return to England, captain of the 1697, his first wife having died some four years before, he marriedElizabeth Pickering, but she too died shortly afterwards. After thepeace of Ryswick, which he helped to negotiate, he was mainly. D Z D o z o
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