William Barrell

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Lieutenant-General

William Barrell
Died(1749-08-08)8 August 1749
Buried
Westminster Abbey
Allegiance England
Great Britain
Branch English Army
British Army
Service years1698–1749
Rank Lieutenant-General
Unit 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
Commands Governor of Pendennis Castle
Conflicts

Lieutenant-General William Barrell (died 9 August 1749) was a British Army officer.

Career

Barrell joined the English Army as a captain on 27 March 1698. [1] He served with distinction in the War of the Spanish Succession [2] [3] and was granted brevet rank as a colonel of Foot by the Duke of Marlborough on 1 January 1707. [4] In 1715 he was made colonel of the 15th Regiment of Foot, [2] [3] and in 1727 he was promoted to brigadier-general. [5] On 25 August 1730 he was removed to the 22nd Regiment of Foot, [3] and on 8 August 1734 to the King's Own. [1] [2] He was promoted to major-general in 1735 [6] and lieutenant-general in 1739; [7] he also held the post of Governor of Pendennis Castle. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 A List of the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns of His Majesty's Forces (1740) p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Fourth, or King's Own Regiment of Foot (1839) p. 148.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Twenty-Second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot (1849) p. 52.
  4. ↑ Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714, volume VI (1904) p. 194.
  5. ↑ "No. 6572". The London Gazette . 11–15 April 1727. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "No. 7464". The London Gazette. 16–20 December 1735. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "No. 7823". The London Gazette. 14–17 July 1739. pp. 1–2.
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