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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Picton canonical | 2 |
| Thomas Picton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8410287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sir Thomas Picton Context triple: [British 3rd Division, notableCommander, Sir Thomas Picton]
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Ralph Abercromby
Ralph Abercromby was a British Army general and politician renowned for his leadership in the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly in campaigns in the Caribbean, Egypt, and the Low Countries.
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Edward Pakenham
Edward Pakenham was a British Army general of the Napoleonic Wars, best known for leading the ill-fated British assault during the War of 1812 in which he was killed.
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Major-General Archibald Paris
Major-General Archibald Paris was a British Army officer best known for commanding the Royal Naval Division during the early years of the First World War, including the Gallipoli campaign.
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Jean de la Garde
Jean de la Garde was a military commander known for leading forces against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War, notably at the 1579 siege of Maastricht.
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Samuel Sharpe
Samuel Sharpe was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and anti-slavery leader who organized the 1831–32 Christmas Rebellion, a major slave uprising that helped accelerate the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Thomas Picton Target entity description: 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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A.
Ralph Abercromby
Ralph Abercromby was a British Army general and politician renowned for his leadership in the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly in campaigns in the Caribbean, Egypt, and the Low Countries.
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B.
Edward Pakenham
Edward Pakenham was a British Army general of the Napoleonic Wars, best known for leading the ill-fated British assault during the War of 1812 in which he was killed.
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C.
Major-General Archibald Paris
Major-General Archibald Paris was a British Army officer best known for commanding the Royal Naval Division during the early years of the First World War, including the Gallipoli campaign.
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D.
Jean de la Garde
Jean de la Garde was a military commander known for leading forces against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War, notably at the 1579 siege of Maastricht.
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E.
Samuel Sharpe
Samuel Sharpe was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and anti-slavery leader who organized the 1831–32 Christmas Rebellion, a major slave uprising that helped accelerate the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
abuse of power as colonial governor
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use of torture in Trinidad ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
gunshot wound
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killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Badajoz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Busaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Quatre Bras NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1758-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1815-06-18 ⓘ |
| endTime | governor of Trinidad: 1803 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Picton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in war ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial and brutal rule in Trinidad
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hard-fighting leadership during the Peninsular War ⓘ leading the 5th Division at Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command at the Battle of Waterloo
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command in the Peninsular War ⓘ governorship of Trinidad ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Haverfordwest
NERFINISHED
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Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Trinidad
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Governor of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | governor of Trinidad: 1797 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Thomas Picton Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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