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General Sir Thomas Picton
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Born/Died: 1758 - 1815
Allegiance: Great Britain
Military Branch: British Army
Years of Service: 1771-1815
Rank: Major/Lieutenant General
Napoleonic Wars Service: Entire Napoleonic War
Awards: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Sir Thomas Picton was a Coalition Commander during the Napoleonic Wars, He died at Waterloo, he was famous for having gone to Waterloo wearing a top hat and civilian clothes, moments before his death, the top hat had saved his life by being destroyed by a cannon ball..

History

Significant Events

Ranks Held

  • 1771 - Ensign (12th Regiment of Foot)
  • January 1778 - Captain (78th Regiment of Foot)
  • 1794 - Major (58th Regiment of Foot)
  • 1796 - Lieutenant Colonel
  • October 1801 - Brigadier General
  • 1808 - Major General
  • June 1813 - Lieutenant General



Napoleon: Total War | Coalition Figures:
Duke of Wellington | Sir John Moore | Major General Picton | Gebhard von Blucher | Gomes Freire de Andrade | Horatio Nelson | Admiral Collingwood
Napoleon: Total War | French Figures:
Napoleon Bonaparte | Marshall Ney | Marshall Soult | Admiral Villneuve
Napoleon: Total War | Spanish Figures:
Joaquin Blake y Joyes | Franciso Castanos | Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta
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