 In the summer of 1688, he took command of the Channel Fleet, but his attempt to have the mass said publicly on board his flagship caused a mutiny, and he was shortly afterwards replaced by Lord Dartmouth.Nevertheless, he retained his rank until the Revolution, after which he resigned his commission and joined the dispossessed James II in France, later accompanying him to Ireland though apparently holding no command during the unsuccessful invasion.Strickland’s name was originally included in the list of names to be attainted for treason for his support of James, though it was later removed for lack of evidence.