Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809)
Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) Irish-born British soldier, after victory at Corunna on British retreat from Madrid. Buried at midnight in Corunna Citadel, 16 January 1809. Subject of Charles Wolf's poem (1817) The Burial of Sir John Moore
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