▁being ▁partly ▁ru in ous ▁with ▁a ▁merely ▁nom inal ▁g arrison . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁in ▁R uther f urd ' s ▁Regiment ▁in ▁D unk irk , ▁then ▁an ▁English ▁possession ▁and ▁in ▁about ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁became ▁Deput y ▁Governor ▁there . ▁ ▁Tang ier ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Tang ier ▁as ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Royal ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Tang ier ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁who ▁provided ▁a ▁g arrison ▁for ▁the ▁town . ▁Tang ier ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dow ry ▁of ▁Catherine ▁of ▁B rag anza ▁when ▁she ▁married ▁Charles ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁constantly ▁under ▁threat ▁of ▁attack ▁by ▁native ▁forces . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Tang ier ▁from ▁John , ▁Baron ▁Bel asy se , ▁who ▁as ▁a ▁dev out ▁Catholic ▁had ▁felt ▁unable ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Un iform ity ▁and ▁res igned . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁himself ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁replaced ▁as ▁colon el ▁and ▁governor ▁by ▁John ▁Middle ton , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Middle ton . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Once ▁back ▁in ▁England ▁he ▁dis posed ▁of ▁his ▁Virginia ▁Tre as ury ▁post ▁on ▁terms ▁which ▁ens ured ▁a ▁continu ing ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁and ▁acquired ▁instead ▁the