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John Moore was born in Glasgow, the son of John Moore, a doctor and writer, and the older brother of Admiral Sir Graham Moore.He attended Glasgow High School, but at the age of 11 joined his father and Douglas, the young 16-year-old 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756–1799), his father's pupil, on a grand tour of France, Italy and Germany.
Portrait of Sir John Moore by Thomas Lawrence.Moore commanded the British forces at Corunna. In early October 1808, following the scandal in Britain over the Convention of Sintra and the recall of the generals Dalrymple, Burrard and Wellesley, Sir John Moore took command of the 30,000-man British force in Portugal. [14]
Portrait of Sir John Moore is a portrait painting by the British artist Thomas Lawrence of the Scottish army officer Sir John Moore, painted between 1800 and 1804. [1]Moore joined the army in 1776 during the American War of Independence and served in multiple subsequent campaigns.
The line faced generally south-west towards the city, the reserve division under Major-General Sir John Moore on the right, the Foot Guards brigade under George Ludlow in the centre, and three other brigades on the left under Eyre Coote, John Cradock and Earl Cavan. In the second line were two infantry brigades and the cavalry (dismounted).
Sir John Moore, a proponent of the light infantry model, suggested that his own regiment of line infantry, the 52nd, undergo this training, at Shorncliffe Camp. [18] They were followed shortly afterwards by the 43rd Foot , by whose side they would fight many campaigns as part of the Light Division .
Sir John Moore (1761–1809), British general, a.k.a. Moore of Corunna John Henry Moore (Texas settler) (1800–1880), settler and officer in the Texas Revolution of 1835–1836 John Creed Moore (1824–1910), U.S. Army officer, Confederate brigadier general
Shorncliffe Army Camp is a British Army installation near Cheriton in Kent, established in 1794.The camp, described as "the birthplace of the modern British Army", [1] previously consisted of Ross Barracks, Burgoyne Barracks, Somerset Barracks, Napier Barracks, Risborough Barracks and Sir John Moore Barracks, however, due to closures, the latter is all that remains in military use.
The history of British light infantry goes back to the early days of the British Army, when irregular troops and mercenaries added skills in light infantry fighting. From the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Army dedicated some line regiments as specific light infantry troops, were trained under the Shorncliffe System devised by Sir John Moore and Sir Kenneth MacKenzie Douglas.