▁to ▁join ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁William ▁of ▁Orange , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot . ▁He ▁land ed ▁in ▁England ▁with ▁William ' s ▁inv ading ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 8 , ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution . ▁In ▁return ▁for ▁his ▁service , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁further ▁commands ▁in ▁William ' s ▁army , ▁made ▁governor ▁of ▁St ir ling ▁and ▁D umb art on ▁cast les . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Company ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Holland ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁continent , ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Er sk ine ▁was ▁dub bed ▁The ▁Black ▁Colonel . ▁ ▁His ▁portrait ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁h anging ▁at ▁The ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁Royal ▁Burg h ▁of ▁C ul ross . ▁ ▁Family ▁Er sk ine ▁was ▁married ▁four ▁times . ▁He ▁married ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Jane , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁M ure ▁of ▁C ald well , ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁After ▁Jane ' s ▁early ▁death ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁married ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Anna , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁D und as ▁of ▁K inc avel . ▁They ▁had ▁six ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁was ▁the ▁great ▁jur ist ▁John ▁Er sk ine ▁of ▁Car no ck , ▁father ▁to ▁John ▁Er sk ine