Death of Sir John Moore Delage 14th August 1640

14th August 1640

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Landscape study of the Callinish Stones

Death of Sir John Moore Delage 14th August 1640'Death of Sir John Moore, 1809', (c1850s). Moore (1761 1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809. Retreating from a much larger French army commanded by Marshal Soult, the British were able to hold the French off long enough to be evacuated by sea. Moore was mortally wounded in the battle, and was buried at midnight in La Coruna Citadel. He was the subject of Charles Wolfe's poem The