John Barrett (Colonel)

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John Barrett (d. 1693) was a colonel and head of the barony of the Cork Barrett family.

[edit] History

Col. Barrett is noted for raising a regiment of infantry for King James army in Ireland. In 1691 the Williamite confiscation deprived Barrett, the head of the family at that time, of 12,000 acres (49 km²). He was killed in the French service at the Battle of Landen in 1693. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] GoIreland. Retrieved Sep. 12, 2007