Thomas Picton (1758-1815)


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Name (English): Thomas Picton
Short name: Thomas Picton
Year of birth: 1758
Year of death: 1815
Short Description: "Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton GCB (24 August 1758 – 18 June 1815), a Welsh officer of the British Army, fought in a number of campaigns for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars. According to the historian Alessandro Barbero, Picton was "respected for his courage and feared for his irascible temperament". The Duke of Wellington called him "a rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived", but found him capable.

Picton came to public attention initially for his alleged cruelty during his governorship (1797–1803) of Trinidad, as a result of which he was put on trial in England for illegally torturing a woman. Though he was convicted, the conviction was later overturned." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.11.2019)
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[Last update: 2019/11/09]