Sir John Moore | |
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![]() Portrait of Sir John Moore by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1800–1804 | |
Born | 13 November 1761 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 16 January 1809 A Coruña, Province of A Coruña, Spain | (aged 47)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1776–1809 (DOW) |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of the Bath |
Other work | Whig MP for Lanark Burghs |
Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore KB (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809), also known as Moore of Corunna, was a senior British Army officer. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he repulsed[1] a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.
After the war General Sarrazin wrote a French history of the battle, in which he said: "Whatever Bonaparte may assert, Soult was most certainly repulsed at Corunna; and the British gained a defensive victory, though dearly purchased with the loss of their brave general Moore, who was alike distinguished for his private virtues, and his military talents."[a]
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