Sir Thomas Picton

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Sir Thomas Picton was a British Army officer and divisional commander best known for his hard-fighting leadership during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
colonial governor
human
accusedOf abuse of power as colonial governor
use of torture in Trinidad
allegiance United Kingdom
appointedBy British government
linked to: UK government
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
burialPlace London
linked to: London, England

St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
killed in action
conflict Battle of Badajoz
linked to: Siege of Badajoz

Battle of Busaco
linked to: Battle of Bussaco

Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1758-08-24
dateOfDeath 1815-06-18
endTime governor of Trinidad: 1803
ethnicGroup Welsh
familyName Picton
givenName Thomas
honorificPrefix Sir
mannerOfDeath killed in war
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
notableFor controversial and brutal rule in Trinidad
hard-fighting leadership during the Peninsular War
leading the 5th Division at Waterloo
notableWork command at the Battle of Waterloo
command in the Peninsular War
governorship of Trinidad
placeOfBirth Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
Wales
placeOfDeath United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Waterloo
positionHeld Governor of Trinidad
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
sexOrGender male
startTime governor of Trinidad: 1797

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British 3rd Division notableCommander Sir Thomas Picton
British 5th Division notableCommander Sir Thomas Picton
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro commander Thomas Picton
linked to: Sir Thomas Picton
5th Division notableCommander Sir Thomas Picton
I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army) deputyCommander Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton
linked to: Sir Thomas Picton
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland officeHolder Sir Thomas Picton
Army Gold Medal notableRecipient Sir Thomas Picton