John Moore (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Moore (British Army officer)

British soldier and general

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1761

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1809

Profession: politician, military officer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British Army 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 repulsed a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.
After the war General Sarrazin wrote a French history of the battle, which nonetheless may have been written in light of subsequent events, stating that "Whatever Buonaparte 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."



Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	13 April 1769	7 January 1830
Location of birth/death	Bristol	London
Authority control	: Q312096 VIAF: 59122598 ISNI: 0000 0001 1473 2825 ULAN: 500022619 LCCN: n81008170 NLA: 35281740 WorldCat