John Moore (British Army officer)

Sir

John Moore
Born13 November 1761
Glasgow, Scotland
Died16 January 1809(1809-01-16) (aged 47)
A Coruña, Province of A Coruña, Spain
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1776–1809
RankLieutenant-General
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Bath
Other workWhig MP for Lanark Burghs

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore KB (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British Army officer and politician. 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."