William Dorrington
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William Dorrington (c. 1644-1718) was an English army officer. Contemporary sources often spell his surname as "Dorington", or "Dodington". A Roman Catholic in a period when Catholics often faced restrictions on military service in England, he is best known for his service in the Jacobite cause of James II. Particularly associated with the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Guards, he rose to the rank of Major General in James's Irish Army, fighting in the Williamite War.
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William Dorrington (c. 1644-1718) was an English army officer. Contemporary sources often spell his surname as "Dorington", or "Dodington". A Roman Catholic in a period when Catholics often faced restrictions on military service in England, he is best known for his service in the Jacobite cause of James II. Particularly associated with the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Guards, he rose to the rank of Major General in James's Irish Army, fighting in the Williamite War. Known as a capable soldier, in his later career he held a senior rank in the French army and received the Earldom of Macclesfield in the Jacobite Peerage. His regiment of Foot Guards later became the Regiment Roth of the Irish Brigade.
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