William Dorrington

William Dorrington
Dodington Hall, Somerset, ancestral home of the Dodington or Dorrington family; heraldic evidence suggests William Dorrington was a member[1]
Born	c.1644 England
Died	11 December 1718[2] Paris, France
Allegiance	England Ireland  France
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	c.1675-1718
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Guards
Battles/wars	Williamite War in Ireland: Battle of the Boyne Battle of Aughrim War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim Battle of Ramillies Battle of Malplaquet

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.