John Moore (British Army officer)

John Moore
John Moore
	Moore, oil on canvas portrait by Thomas Lawrence
Born	13 November 1761; Glasgow, Scotland
Died	16 January 1809 (aged 47); A Coruña, Province of A Coruña, Spain
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1776–1809 (DOW)
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Penobscot Expedition; ; French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Calvi (WIA); ; Irish Rebellion of 1798 Battle of Foulksmills; ; Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland Battle of Callantsoog; Battle of Krabbendam (WIA); Battle of Alkmaar (WIA); ; French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir; Battle of Alexandria; ; Peninsular War Battle of Corunna †; ;
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 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."

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