Born on 24 August 1758, as Lieutenant General he was the highest ranking British officer to fall at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, exactly 200 years ago. Described by the Duke of Wellington as "a ...

A monument at St Paul's Cathedral depicting a hero of the Battle of Waterloo also known as the 'Tyrant of Trinidad' could be removed as part of a probe into offensive statues. The memorial to ...

A council in Wales has decided not to rename a monument honouring a controversial colonial governor and British war hero, but to instead put up ‘prominently placed information boards’ explaining his ...

A portrait of a Battle of Waterloo hero the Queen has hanging in Windsor Castle has had its accompanying gallery and online description changed to include his links to slavery. Historical details of ...

General Sir Thomas Picton became a British hero, following his death in 1815 at the Battle of WaterlooA monument to General Picton was completed in Carmarthen in 1827. It was designed by John Nash ...

A statue of a 19th Century slave owner has been covered over after councillors voted for it to be removed from a gallery of Welsh heroes. Carpenters placed a wooden box over the marble statue of Sir ...

Portrait of Waterloo ‘hero’ removed from gallery as it awaits ‘youth-led’ colonial reinterpretation Plans to 'decolonise' Sir Thomas Picton's legacy as governor of Trinidad involve commissioning an ...

“I think he should be removed. He was an extremely vicious and racist man.” So said retired UWI St Augustine historian Prof Brinsley Samaroo yesterday, as he registered his support for Shabaka ...

This film shows the kit and equipment that the 42nd of Foot, The Black Watch wore and used at Waterloo. The Battalion was in 9 Bde of Picton's 5th Division and fought at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. The ...

A MONUMENT to a hero of the Battle of Waterloo may be under threat of being removed from St Paul's Cathedral due to its links to the slave trade. The memorial in the cathedral is of Lieutenant-General ...

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But signs about Battle of Waterloo officer's slave trade past will be put up A council in Wales has decided not to rename a monument honouring a controversial colonial governor and British war hero, ...