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 ⓘ