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1758 – 1815Thomas Picton (1758-1815)Died 18 June 1815, aged 56Picton was a British army general who served in the Peninsular War and commanded a division at Waterloo. He was killed by a musket ball to the head while leading a counterattack, the most senior British officer to die in the battle.