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William Barrell (died 9 August 1749) was a

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officer.

Career

Barrell joined the English Army as a captain on 27 March 1698.'' A List of the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns of His Majesty's Forces'' (1740
p. 18
He served with distinction in the

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Richard Cannon, ''Historical Record of the Fourth, or King's Own Regiment of Foot'' (1839
p. 148
Richard Cannon, ''Historical Record of the Twenty-Second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot'' (1849
p. 52
and was granted

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as a colonel of Foot by the Duke of Marlborough on 1 January 1707. In 1715 he was made colonel of the

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, and in 1727 he was promoted to brigadier-general. On 25 August 1730 he was removed to the 22nd Regiment of Foot, and on 8 August 1734 to the

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. He was promoted to major-general in 1735 and lieutenant-general in 1739; he also held the post of

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References

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