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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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TLT.E. LawrenceGCGeneral ChauvelARAli Riza PashaEFEmir FeisalNSNuri ShaalanGBGeneral Barrow

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  • Other

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  • Allied Generals
  • Protagonist
  • Arab Revolt Leadership

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