Major General Sir Thomas Picton

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1758-08-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Waterloo
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Wales
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Picton
gptkbp:commanded 3rd_Division
gptkbp:controversy Allegations of cruelty
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_British_valor
gptkbp:deathDate 1815-06-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Waterloo,_Belgium
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical novels
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Picton_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Courage_at_Waterloo
gptkbp:foughtIn Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:hasEvents Major General
gptkbp:historicalRole gptkb:General_in_the_British_Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_Napoleonic_Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Thomas Picton
gptkbp:influence British_military_tactics
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:inspiredBy Military leaders
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Peninsular_War
gptkbp:legacy Hero of Waterloo
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Quatre Bras
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname The_Lion_of_Waterloo
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Waterloo
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Statue_in_Cardiff
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:relatedTo British_military_history
gptkbp:reputation Brave and aggressive leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:services Unknown
gptkbp:serviceYears 1776-1815
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Picton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Charles_Colville