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John Moore

1761 - 1809

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Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British Army officer and politician. He is known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he repulsed a French army under Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult during the Peninsular War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Moore is the 897th most popular military personnel (up from 1,798th in 2019), the 1,848th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,583rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Moore ranks 897 out of 2,058. Before him are Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Hermann Ehrhardt, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Gunichi Mikawa, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, and Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy. After him are Hermann von François, Mad Mike Hoare, Karl Mauss, Osami Nagano, Zygmunt Berling, and Gaius Laelius.

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Among people born in 1761, John Moore ranks 21. Before him are Sineperver Sultan, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Antoine Barnave, Marguerite Gérard, Marie Harel, and Jean-Louis Pons. After him are August Batsch, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Blasius Merrem, François Hanriot, Antonín Vranický, and Jacob Hübner. Among people deceased in 1809, John Moore ranks 16. Before him are Ueda Akinari, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Joseph-Marie Vien, Leopold Auenbrugger, Matthew Boulton, and François Laurent d'Arlandes. After him are William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Anton Stamitz, and Dirk van der Aa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Moore ranks 1,848 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), John William Godward (1861), Charli XCX (1992), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), and Kingsley Amis (1922). After him are Martin Freeman (1971), Lynn Redgrave (1943), Jean Marsh (1934), Ida Lupino (1918), Alice Keppel (1868), and Arthur Young (1741).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Moore ranks 38. Before him are Harold Lowe (1882), John Hanning Speke (1827), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Paddy Roy Bates (1921), Joseph Boxhall (1884), and Woodes Rogers (1679). After him are Bertram Ramsay (1883), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Henry Allingham (1896), Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), and Richard Dannatt (1950).

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