▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁Web b ▁was ▁danger ously ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁du el . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁briefly ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁but ▁his ▁defeat ▁at ▁Lud gers hall ▁was ▁over turn ed ▁on ▁pet ition . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Fland ers ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 2 - 1 7 0 3 , ▁was ▁a ▁Brig ad ier ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B len heim ▁and ▁a ▁Major - General ▁at ▁Ram ill ies ▁and ▁O uden arde . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 7 0 8 , ▁command ing ▁the ▁British ▁troops ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁W ijn end ale , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁protect ing ▁a ▁con voy ▁from ▁superior ▁French ▁forces ▁and ▁deliver ing ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁bes ie gers ▁of ▁L ille , ▁which ▁led ▁eventually ▁to ▁the ▁town ' s ▁capture ; ▁but ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁commander , ▁Mar l borough , ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁credit ▁in ▁his ▁initial ▁dispatch ▁to ▁Web b ' s ▁Wh ig ▁sub ordinate , ▁William ▁Cad og an , ▁for ▁political ▁reasons . ▁Web b ▁subsequently ▁received ▁full ▁credit ▁and ▁the ▁thanks ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁action , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant - General . ▁Nevertheless , ▁from ▁this ▁point ▁on wards ▁Web b ▁became ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁T ory ▁ag itation ▁against ▁Mar l borough . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1