Thomas Picton

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
British_colonialism
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_the_UK
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Picton_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:3rd_Brigade
gptkbp:contributedTo British_military_strategy
gptkbp:deathDate 1815-04-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Waterloo,_Belgium
gptkbp:depictedIn historical novels
films and documentaries
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Picton_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Ligny
Battle of Quatre Bras
gptkbp:historicalContext early 19th century warfare
gptkbp:historicalSignificance role_in_British_military_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Picton
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
military_campaigns_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:influenceOn military tactics
gptkbp:involvedIn military reforms
colonial_administration
British_colonial_expansion
gptkbp:knownFor leadership at the Battle of Waterloo
service_in_the_Napoleonic_Wars
his_role_in_the_capture_of_Trinidad
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure due to his harsh treatment of prisoners
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Waterloo
gptkbp:notableEvent his death at the Battle of Waterloo
gptkbp:notableFor military leadership
gptkbp:occupation military officer
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Tory
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy military historians
gptkbp:relatedTo Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:reputation mixed_due_to_his_actions_in_Trinidad
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Peninsular_War
Governor_of_Trinidad
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Picton