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Thomas Picton, né le 24 août 1758 à Haverfordwest dans le pays de Galles et mort le 18 juin 1815 lors de la bataille de Waterloo, est un officier gallois de l' armée britannique qui a combattu pendant les guerres napoléoniennes. Selon l'historien Alessandro Barbero, Picton est « respecté pour son courage et craint pour son tempérament ...
18 de jun. de 2015 · Sir Thomas Picton's reputation for brutality came from the Caribbean. In 1801, 14-year-old Luisa Calderon stood accused of being involved in the theft of around £500. The investigating magistrate ...
Size: 214.0 x 137.1 cm. Acquired: 1907; Gift; Earl of Plymouth. Accession Number: NMW A 473. 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 ...
1 de ago. de 2022 · For more than a century, the portrait of Thomas Picton hung in a prominent position at the National Museum Cardiff, the image’s description hailing him as a military hero rather than a tyrant ...
25. Thomas Picton was himself wounded in this terrible engagement, but would not leave the ramparts, and the day after, having recently inherited a fortune, he gave every survivor of his command a guinea. 26. At the Battle of Vitoria, Thomas Picton led his division across a key bridge under heavy fire. 27.
29 de oct. de 2020 · A portrait of Welsh slave owner Sir Thomas Picton labelling him a hero will be "re-framed" with more context given about his life, National Museum Wales (NMW) has said. A group is advising the ...
1 de jun. de 2007 · Most particularly, he is anxious about the investigation of General Thomas Picton, the island's first British governor, and by Picton's conviction in the court of King's Bench. “Strange,” Hislop observes, “that all the bigger charges of hanging and theft should have been thrown out, and this case of petty theft should have brought Picton down.
