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The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna by George Jones, 1834. Moore was buried wrapped in a military cloak in the ramparts of the town. Moore's funeral was commemorated in the poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" by Charles Wolfe (1791–1823), which became popular in 19th-century poetry anthologies. [18] The first verse runs:
Charles Wolfe is best remembered for his poem, "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna", written in 1816 and much collected in 19th and 20th century anthologies. [1] The poem first appeared anonymously in the Newry Telegraph of 19 April 1817, and was re-printed in many other periodicals.
The funeral is commemorated in a well-known poem by Charles Wolfe (1791–1823), "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna". [ 106 ] Charles Esdaile, in The Peninsular War: A New History , writes: "In military terms, Moore's decision to retreat was therefore probably sensible enough but in other respects it was a disaster ...
Today the only poem of his still universally remembered is an exceptionally faithful translation of Thomas Moore's Evening Bells, entitled Вечерний звон, a popular Russian song. He also translated The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna by Charles Wolfe ( Не бил барабан перед смутным полком ), and ...
Not a Drum Was Heard is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman. [1] [2] The title is taken from the first line of Charles Wolfe's poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna":
Tomb of Sir John Moore, La Coruña. When the poet was young, he was often told stories about the experiences of his maternal great-grandparents during the Napoleonic Wars . According to the family's oral tradition, the bard's great-grandmother, Mór Chaimbeul ("Marion Campbell") of Skye , had given a last drink of water to Sir John Moore ...
John Moore (Manx poet), privateer and poet from the late 18th Century; John Moore (Scottish physician) (1729–1802), author of the 1789 novel Zeluco and father of General Sir John Moore; John Weeks Moore (1807–1889), American editor of musical publications; John Robert Moore (1890–1973), American literary critic and student of Daniel Defoe
John Cecil Moore (10 November 1907 – 27 July 1967) was a best-selling British writer and pioneer conservationist.He was described by Sir Compton Mackenzie as the most talented writer about the countryside of his generation.