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Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB, (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British soldier and General, also known as Moore of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.

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  • John Moore (British Army officer)
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  • Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB, (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British soldier and General, also known as Moore of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.
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  • 1776(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1761-11-13(xsd:date)
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death place
  • A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Name
  • John Moore
Caption
  • (by Sir Thomas Lawrence )
  • Portrait, oil on canvas, of Sir John Moore
Birth Place
  • Glasgow, Great Britain
Title
  • Colonel of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
Awards
death date
  • 1809-01-16(xsd:date)
Rank
  • Lieutenant-General
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
Battles
  • American War of Independence
  • *Battle of Corunna
  • *Penobscot Expedition French Revolutionary Wars
  • *Siege of Calvi Irish Rebellion of 1798
  • *Battle of Callantsoog *Battle of Krabbendam *Battle of Alkmaar French campaign in Egypt and Syria
  • *Battle of Abukir *Battle of Alexandria Peninsular War
  • *Battle of Foulksmills Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
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  • 1801(xsd:integer)
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laterwork
  • MP for UK Parliament constituency
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  • Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB, (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British soldier and General, also known as Moore of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.
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