Note 191b — JOURNAL TO STELLA (continued 4)

General John Webb was not on good terms with Marlborough. He was a Tory, and had gained distinction in the war at Wynendale (1708), though the Duke’s secretary gave the credit, in the despatch, to Cadogan. There is a well-known account of Webb in Thackeray’s Esmond. He was severely wounded at Malplaquet in 1709, and in 1710 was given the governorship of the Isle of Wight. He died in 1724.