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Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton GCB (24 August 1758 – 18 June 1815) was a Welsh military officer and colonial administrator who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. According to the historian Alessandro Barbero , Picton was "respected for his courage and feared for his irascible temperament".
Thomas Picton GCB GCTE (24 de agosto de 1758 – 18 de junho de 1815) foi um general do exército britânico de origem galesa, que foi baleado na cabeça na batalha de Waterloo. [1] Ele comandou a Divisão de Picton, que formou a direita do dispositivo anglo-holandês durante a batalha, incluindo o 92nd Gordon's Highlander .
18 de jun. de 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of Sir Thomas Picton, the highest ranking British officer to fall at Waterloo in 1815. Explore his controversial role as a governor of Trinidad and his memorials in London and Carmarthen.
1 de mar. de 2024 · Sir Thomas Picton died at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, at the helm of his Division despite severe wounds sustained two days earlier. He was the most senior officer killed in that battle. In the only surviving war diary by a common Welsh soldier, Private Thomas Jeremiah described him as 'our commander, right hand man and ...
1 de jun. de 2007 · How did a colonial scandal involving a British governor and a mulatto girl in Trinidad reach the court of King's Bench in 1806? This article explores the historical and literary dimensions of the case, its impact on British politics and sensibilities, and its role in Naipaul's fiction.
- James Epstein
- 2007
Thomas Picton – also known as the Tyrant of Trinidad, or the Blood-Stained Governor – is a controversial figure. Historically he has been hailed a public ‘hero’, but his governance of Trinidad and his treatment of slaves marks him out as a particularly cruel leader.
Explore the controversial legacy of Thomas Picton, a Welsh general who fought in the Peninsular War and was killed at Waterloo. Learn about his role in the slave trade, his trial for torture, and his memorial in Wales.
