sentences:  In July 1680, he became Colonel of one of the English regiments and accompanied it to England in 1685 when the Brigade was sent to help James II suppress the Monmouth rebellion.The revolt quickly collapsed and the Brigade returned to the Netherlands without seeing action but Cannon remained and in August 1685, he was appointed Lt-Colonel of the newly formed Queen Consort's Light Dragoons, the Duke of Somerset filling the largely ceremonial post of Colonel.In August 1687, Cannon succeeded Somerset as Colonel when the Duke fell from favour and was with James when William landed at Torbay on 5 November 1688, in the invasion known as the Glorious Revolution.