Seven Pillars of Wisdom · Character
General Barrow
British general commanding a division in Palestine.
minor
Also known as Barrow
First appearance: cvi
General Barrow shows up with force in The House Is Perfected. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Joins the Arab forces and advances with them to Kiswe.
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In The House Is Perfected: Joins the Arab forces and advances with them to Kiswe. Later, in CXVII: British general with whom Lawrence has a tense ideological clash; later salutes Nasir's pennon, showing respect for the…
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Character groups
- Allied Generals
- Protagonist
- Arab Revolt Leadership
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