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

Career

Barrell joined the Army as a captain on 27 March 1698.''

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of the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns of His Majesty's Forces'' (1740
p. 18
He served with distinction in the War of the Spanish SuccessionRichard 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 brevet rank 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 King's Own. He was promoted to major-general in 1735 and lieutenant-general in 1739; he also held the post of Governor of Pendennis Castle.

References

1749 deaths British Army lieutenant generals Grenadier Guards officers King's Own Royal Regiment officers Cheshire Regiment officers 28th Regiment of Foot officers British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession Year of birth unknown {{British-Army-bio-stub