 Complete the following phrase:  Howard joined the Army as an ensign on 4 February 1703. During the War of the Spanish Succession he served in the Netherlands and Germany under the Duke of Marlborough, and in 1707 was present as a captain in Wades Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Almanza, where he was taken prisoner. He was a prisoner of war in France for two years, but was promoted lieutet-colonel of the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1708 and served at the 