When William, Prince of Orange, invaded England in November 1688, Churchill, accompanied by some 400 officers and men, rode to join him in Axminster.Churchill: Marlborough: His Life and Times, Bk. 1, 240 When the King saw he could not even keep Churchill—for so long his loyal and intimate servant—he fled to France.Holmes: Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius, 194 As part of William III's coronation honours, Churchill was created Earl of Marlborough, sworn to the Privy Council, and made a Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber.
