William Dorrington was an English army officer. Contemporary sources often spell his surname as "Dorington", or "Dodington".
Dodington Hall, Somerset, ancestral home of the Dodington or Dorrington family; heraldic evidence suggests William Dorrington was a member
The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691, n
Contemporary sketch of Aughrim, viewed from the Williamite lines, by Jan Wyk
Godert de Ginkel, the Williamite commander at Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim (1885) by John Mulvany
Henri de Massue led the right of the Williamite cavalry at Aughrim. A French Protestant, he had entered William's service in 1690, forfeiting his French estates and title (the Marquis de Rouvigny) as a result.