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	Sir Thomas Picton - LoveToKnow 1911
		SIR THOMAS PICTON (1758-1815), British general, was the younger son of Thomas Picton, of Poyston, Pembrokeshire, where he was born in August 1758.
		On the occasion of its disbandment Picton quelled a mutiny amongst the men by his prompt personal action and courage, and was promised a majority in reward for his conduct.
		Under Sir Ralph Abercromby, who succeeded Vaughan in 1795, he took part in the capture of St Lucia (for which he was promoted lieutenantcolonel) and in that of St Vincent.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Thomas_Picton (1151 words)

	Thomas Picton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Thomas Picton (August, 1758 – June 18, 1815) was a British military leader who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
		The regiment was disbanded five years later, and Picton quelled a mutiny amongst the men by his prompt personal action and courage, and was promised the rank of major as a reward.
		In October Picton was appointed to the colonelcy of the 77th Regiment of Foot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Picton (1323 words)

	Thomas Picton Information
		Sir Thomas Picton (August, 1758 – June 18, 1815) was a British military leader who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
		The regiment was disbanded five years later, and Picton quelled a mutiny amongst the men by his prompt personal action and courage, and was promised the rank of major as a reward.
		In October Picton was appointed to the colonelcy of the 77th Regiment of Foot.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Thomas_Picton (1325 words)

	Thomas Picton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sir Thomas Picton (August, 1758-June 18, 1815) was a British military leader who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
		Picton was the younger son of Thomas Picton, of Poyston, Pembrokeshire, his birthplace.
		Picton contributed the same sum to a relief fund after a widespread fire in (The capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad) Port-of-Spain.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/thomas_picton.htm (1236 words)

	Sir Thomas Picton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thomas the younger was the seventh of twelve children, though two sons died in infancy.
		Picton was now in charge of the Third Division, and it was at the battle of Busacio in September 1810 that it acquired the sobriquet of 'the Fighting Division' when it bore the brunt of the French attack.
		Picton and his troops played a decisive part in the preliminary skirmishes and it is arguable that his last desperate charge against superior numbers of French troops on 18th June turned the tide in favour of Wellington and the Allies.
	carmarthenmuseum.friends.users.btopenworld.com /picton.htm (1118 words)

	Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton Royal Horse Artillery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Picton was once described by Wellington as "rough, foul mouthed a devil as ever lived".
		Picton was an eccentric character, particularly in terms of dress.
		Regiment, Picton transferred with him, but the regiment along with a number of others was disbanded in 1783 after the American War of Independence and he returned to Pembrokeshire where he remained on half pay for 11 years.
	waterloobattletours.users.btopenworld.com /page28.html (789 words)

	The Pictons of Poyston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thomas Picton (eldest son of Owen Picton by his first wife Mary Young) married Elizabeth (described in the will as Elin), the daughter of Thomas Warren of Trewern, in the parish of Nevern, and widow of.......Griffith, by whom she had two children, Abel Griffith and Grace Griffith.
		It is uncertain whether the Elizabeth Picton in question was the wife as well as the administratrix of Philip Picton, or whether she was the second wife of Owen Picton of the Kemes branch, (See p.45).
		John Picton, the testator, devised no real property by his will, but it is possible that his realty may have been settled on his son, subject to a life interest in a portion of it given to his widow.
	www.rootsweb.com /~wlscfhs/picton2.htm (2876 words)

	PIDGIN ENGLISH - LoveToKnow Article on PIDGIN ENGLISH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the Coa in July 1810 Craufurd's division became involved in an action, and Picton, his nearest neighbor, refused to support him, as Wellington's direct orders were to avoid an engagement.
		In October Picton was appointed to the colonelcy of the 77th regiment.
		On the break-up of the division the officers presented Picton with a valuable service of plate, and on the 24th of June 1814 he received for the seventh time the thanks of the House of Commons for his great services.
	92.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PI/PIDGIN_ENGLISH.htm (1387 words)

	Walkabout - Picton
		Picton is located on fertile land 68 km south-west of Sydney and 171 m above sea-level in the foothills of the southern highlands near Stonequarry Creek, a tributary of the Nepean River.
		In 1845 it was renamed Picton (already the name by which the district was known) after Sir Thomas Picton, who had been one of the Duke of Wellington's generals at the Battle of Waterloo.
		Thomas Larkin owned a mill which was located where the carpark now stands between St Mark's and the hotel on the corner.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWPicton.shtml (2940 words)

	Haverfordwest Town Centre Partnership
		Sir John Perrot was born in 1527 at Haroldston House, the sad ruin of which is visible on the south side of Freemans Way, he was a great favourite of Queen Elizabeth and a close friend of Edward VI, who gave him a knighthood.
		Thomas Picton was born at the town house of the Laugharne family, now the Dragon Hotel in Hill Street.
		Mrs Picton was visiting her friends at the house when she gave birth to her seventh child, Thomas Picton had a distinguished but varied career and though badly wounded at Quatre Bras, he led his men at Waterloo where he was killed.
	www.haverfordwest-wales.info /vis_famous_men.asp (532 words)

	Thomas Picton - TheBestLinks.com - August, Battle of Waterloo, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thomas Picton, August, Battle of Waterloo, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of...
		The regiment was disbanded five years later, and Picton quelled a mutiny amongst the men by his prompt personal action and courage, and was promised a major's rank as a reward.
		Colonel William Fullarton (1754-1808) procured the appointment of a commission to govern the island, of which he himself was the senior member, Samuel Hood the second, and Picton himself the junior.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Thomas_Picton.html (1360 words)

	74th Highlanders 1787-1846
		Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, K.B., from the half-pay of Fraser’s Highlanders, was
		At the successful assault of the fortress of San Sebastian by the force under Sir Thomas Graham, and which was witnessed by the 74th from the summit of one of the neighbouring mountains, Brevet Major Thomson of the 74th, was employed as an acting engineer, and received the brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colonel for his services.
		Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton having rejoined the army, resumed the command of the third division in the end of December 1813.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/scotreg/74th-1.htm (11156 words)

	Sir Thomas Picton : Napoleonic Wars : Generals :
		Unconventional and uncouth, Thomas Picton was one of the best of the senior officers working with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula.
		A life-long soldier, Picton fought in the American War of Independence, served in the West Indies and eventually became Governor of Trinidad in 1801.
		Fearing it would mean his being replaced, Picton hid the fact he had been injured and so lined up at Waterloo two days later.
	www.napoleonguide.com /soldiers_picton.htm (258 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Picton's division included veteran regiments from the Peninsular campaign among which were the Highland regiments, some of the few battle-hardened regiments that remained with Wellington's British contingent at Waterloo.
		Sir Peregrine Maitland (July 6, 1777–May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
		General Sir Frederick Adam, GCB, GCMG (1781-1853) was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd (Light) Brigade.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Waterloo (5940 words)

	RACS Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Catering Services Ltd, Case Study 21 - Sir Thomas Picton School
		The Sir Thomas Picton Comprehensive School is situated just outside the centre of the West Wales market town of Haverfordwest.
		Pembrokeshire CC have an ongoing programme of school kitchen refurbishment, and given the aging design of the Sir Thomas Picton kitchen, it made sense to prioritise this.
		The new fast food outlet at Sir Thomas Picton School provides a range of four 'meal deals' from the fast food outlet, as well as a traditional school meal, which rotates on a three-week basis.
	www.racs-ltd.co.uk /Case_studies_from_RACS/21_school_catering_thomas_picton_school.htm (512 words)

	The Lost Portraits
		Sir Ralph Abercromby, who captured this island from the Spanish, died at the battle of Alexandria in 1801, where he commanded the British army.
		Sir Thomas Hislop's portrait was also commissioned and hung in the hall.
		This had been done by Sir Thomas Lawrence, the most famous portrait painter of his day, whose work is collected by Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.pantrinbago.com /Landofbeginings4.html (594 words)

	Picton
		Sir Thomas died in the Battle of Waterloo.
		Picton was made capital of the Marlborough province at about this time, leading to tense relations with Blenheim, not to be resolved until Blenheim was finally made capital.
		Many years on Picton is pretty town of around 4000 people who make their livings servicing the port and processing products from throughout the Sounds, one of the most important being mussel farming as well as servicing the thousands of holiday makers who visit the Sounds each year.
	www.marlboroughonline.co.nz /index.mvc?ArticleID=10 (371 words)

	Picton Castle
		The Wogan line of Picton ended in an heiress who married Owain Dwnn, and the Dwnns in turn ended in an heiress, Jane, who in the late 15th century married Sir Thomas Philipps of Cilsant, esquire to the body of Henry VII.
		Picton's closest architectural affinities are with a group of Irish castles built in the 13th century - Carlow, Lea and Ferns - but these had four circular towers at the corners of rectangular main blocks instead of seven as at Picton.
		In consequence, Picton Castle was once the home to Philipps family and a substantial number of friends and servants, a centre of squirearchal government, and a focus of local social and cultural life, functions which it has retained in some measure to the present day.
	www.castlewales.com /picton.html (1278 words)

	Wellington's Dispatches
		General Sir Thomas Picton, arrived at about half past two in the day, followed by the corps of troops under the Duke of Brunswick, and afterwards by the contingent of Nassau.
		General Sir Thomas Picton, and Major Generals Sir James Kempt and Sir Denis Pack, who were engaged from the commencement of the enemy's attack, highly distinguished themselves, as well as Lieut.
		Sir Alexander Gordon, who has died of his wounds, was a most promising officer, and is a serious loss to His Majesty's service.
	www.wtj.com /archives/wellington/1815_06f.htm (2187 words)

	Sir Thomas Picton
		Picton fought at Bussaco and Torres Vedras, then headed the pursuit of Massena and took a prominent part in the battle of Fuentes de Onoro (1811).
		He was in charge of the final siege of Badajoz in 1812 and was severely wounded in the storming.
		Picton was renowned for his eccentricity of dress.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/riley/787/Napoleon/England/Commanders/Picton.html (277 words)

	Military - Who was who on the Peninsula and at Waterloo
		Picton was somewhat of an eccectric, tending to wear rather raggy coats and clothing of indeterminate colour and unknown history, rather than the gloss and glamour of uniform.
		Picton was at the forefront of the seige of Cuidad Rodrigo [Jan 1812] even though his uncle had just died and left him a fortune.
		In 1808 he was beaten by Sir Arthur Wellesley at Vimiero but managed to get incredibly good terms in the Convention of Cintra and so was back commanding the forces within a few months.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/regency/people.html (4164 words)

	PICTON, SIR - Online Information article about PICTON, SIR
		Hood the second, and Picton himself the junior.
		Picton there-upon tendered his resignation, and Hood, as soon as the nature of Fullarton's proceedings became obvious, followed his example (1803).
		Elba, Picton, at Wellington's request, accepted a high command in the Anglo-Dutch army.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PICTON_SIR.html (1794 words)

	Sir Benjamin HALLOWELL
		She also formed part of the detachment sent under Sir Samuel Hood in pursuit of the flying enemy and was consequently present at the capture of two ships of the line, one frigate and a corvette., in the Mona Passage, on the l9th of the same month.
		Sir Benjamin Hallowell married Feb, 17, 1800, a daughter of Commissioner Inglefield, of Gibraltar Dockyard.
		When the town was incorporated in 1837 there was a long and bitter dispute as to whether it should be named Hallowell, or Picton after Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton who was killed at Waterloo, but who so far as can be learnt never had anything to do with the place.
	www.aandc.org /research/hallowell_biography.html (4528 words)

	Cardiff, CARDIFF008, Statue of Sir Thomas Picton
		In 1912 the industrialist and politician, D.A. Thomas agreed to finance a series of statues for the Marble Hall within the newly-built Cardiff City Hall.
		The choice of subjects was put to the Welsh nation in a competition and James Havard Thomas assisted D.A. Thomas and a small commissioning team in the final selection of subjects and sculptors.
		Sir Thomas Picton was Wellington's chief lieutenant in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign.
	pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk /AH/CARDIFF008.htm (203 words)

	The Battle of Waterloo
		Sir Thomas Picton immediately formed his division into a solid square, and advanced to the charge.
		Sir Alexander Gordon received his mortal wound, while expostulating with the commander-in-chief on the personal danger to which he was exposing himself.
		The division was composed of the following brigades: the 8th British Brigade, commanded by LTG Sir James Kempt; the 9th British Brigade, commanded by Sir Denis Pack; the 5th Hanoverian Brigade, commanded by COL von Vincke; and the Division Artillery, commanded by MAJ A.
	www.napoleonic-literature.com /WE/TheBattleOfWaterloo.html (8022 words)

	H.M.C.S. Hallowell Comfort Packages
		Picton, founded in 1830, is an important town in Hallowell Township.
		Sir Benjamin fought as a Captain under Viscount Lord Nelson at the battle of the Nile.
		Picton, under the Duke of Wellington, led the charge which defeated Marshall Ney, Napoleon's general at the battle of Waterloo.
	www.aandc.org /research/hmcs_hallowell_comforts2.html (2272 words)

	THE GENERAL PICTON MEMORIAL APPEAL FUND
		Sir Thomas Picton was one of Wellington’s most capable and colourful subordinates, a bluff and uncompromising Welshman.
		“Lieutenant-General Picton, in this House your name has been long since enrolled amongst those who have obtained the gratitude of their country for distinguished military service; and we, this day, rejoice to see you amongst us, claiming again the tribute of our thanks for fresh exploits and achievements.
		Sir Thomas Picton Storming the Moorish Castle of Badajos, March 31st 1812,
	basic1.easily.co.uk /05A061/01D048/picton.html (106 words)

	NAPOLEONIC SCENARIO 1
		Division (with attached light cavalry and horse artillery) under Major-General Sir Thomas Picton has been assigned advance guard for Wellington's Army.
		Picton has been assigned the task of seizing an important road junction to facilitate the concentration of the combined British/Portuguese Army.
		The difference between the 2 die rolls is the number of turns delay before the other player can start marching his troops onto the table.
	napnuts.tripod.com /crossroads.htm (164 words)

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