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Thomas Picton

1758 - 1815

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Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton (24 August 1758 – 18 June 1815) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and died at Waterloo. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Picton is the 1,924th most popular military personnel (down from 1,843rd in 2019), the 4,959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,946th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Thomas Picton ranks 1,924 out of 2,058. Before him are Bakht Khan, Raymond T. Odierno, Arseny Golovko, Franciszek Gągor, Constand Viljoen, and Oleksii Arestovych. After him are Frank Buckles, Don Carlos Buell, Eugene Bullard, Lloyd Fredendall, Frederick E. Morgan, and William Rosecrans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, Thomas Picton ranks 34. Before him are Jean Joseph Mounier, Valentin Vodnik, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Sin Yun-bok, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, and John Hoppner. After him are Fisher Ames, and Joshua Booth. Among people deceased in 1815, Thomas Picton ranks 35. Before him are William Roxburgh, Johann Peter Salomon, William Nicholson, Jakub Jan Ryba, Benjamin Smith Barton, and George Montagu. After him is Peter the Aleut.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Picton ranks 4,960 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul McGann (1959), Frances O'Connor (1967), George Newberry (1917), Scott Carson (1985), John McNally (1932), and Boz Burrell (1946). After him are Wallace Ford (1898), Skin (1967), William Friese-Greene (1855), Phil Foden (2000), Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868), and Andy Mackay (1946).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Thomas Picton ranks 118. Before him are John André (1750), Reginald Wingate (1861), Albert Ball (1896), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), John Dill (1881), and Guy Simonds (1903). After him are Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), and Redvers Buller (1839).

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