See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• MOORE, A
• MOORE, ALBERT JOSEPH (1841–1893)
• MOORE, EDWARD (1712–1757)
• MOORE, GEORGE (1853– )
• MOORE, GEORGE FOOT (1851– )
• MOORE, HENRY (1831–1895)
• MOORE, JOHN (1729-1802)
• SIR JOHN MOORE (1761-1809)
• MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852)

MOORE (1761-1809)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, the son of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• MOORE, A
• MOORE, ALBERT JOSEPH (1841–1893)
• MOORE, EDWARD (1712–1757)
• MOORE, GEORGE (1853– )
• MOORE, GEORGE FOOT (1851– )
• MOORE, HENRY (1831–1895)
• MOORE, JOHN (1729-1802)
• MOORE, SIR JOHN (1761-1809)
• MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852)

Moore, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow on the 13th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1761 . From his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early years he intended to become a soldier, learned the Prussian firing exercise, and was " always operating in the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field and showing how See also:

• GENEVA
• GENEVA (Fr. Geneve, Ger. Genf, Ital. Ginevra, Late Lat. Gebenna, though Genava in good Latin)
• GENEVA, LAKE OF

Geneva could be taken." By the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• HAMILTON
• HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
• HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
• HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
• HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
• HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
• HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
• HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
• HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
• HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
• HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
• HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)

Hamilton's See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence he obtained an ensigncy in the 51st See also:

• FOOT

foot (1776), learned his See also:

• DRILL

drill at See also:

• MINORCA(Menorca)

Minorca, and in 1778 was appointed See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain-See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in a new See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment raised by Hamilton for service in the See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . Moore remained in See also:

• AMERICA

America to the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of 1783, after which the Hamilton regiment was disbanded . In 1784 he was returned by the Hamilton See also:

• INTEREST

interest as member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for the See also:

• UNITED

united boroughs of See also:

• LANARK

Lanark, See also:

• SELKIRK
• SELKIRK (or SELCRA1G), ALEXANDER (1676-1721)
• SELKIRK, THOMAS DOUGLAS, 5TH EARL OF (1771–1820)

Selkirk, See also:

• PEEBLES

Peebles and See also:

• LINLITHGOW
• LINLITHGOW, JOHN ADRIAN LOUIS HOPE, 1ST MARQUESS

Linlithgow . In parliament, though he never spoke, he seems to have taken his duties very seriously, and to have preserved an See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent position, in which he won the friendship of See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt and the respect of See also:

• BURKE
• BURKE, ROBERT
• BURKE, SIR JOHN BERNARD (1814–1892)
• BURKE, WILLIAM (1792–1829)

Burke, and (more important still) the friendship of the duke of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York . In 1787 he became See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major in the both (now See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's Royal Rifles), but in the following See also:

• YEAR

year he was transferred to his old See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps, the 51st . In 1792 Moore sailed with his corps to the Mediterranean . He was too See also:

• LATE

late to assist at See also:

• TOULON

Toulon, but was engaged throughout the operations in See also:

• CORSICA (Fr. Corse)

Corsica, and won particular distinction at the taking of See also:

• CALVI

Calvi, where he was wounded . Soon after this he became See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-general to See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• STUART, ARABELLA (1575-1615)
• STUART, GILBERT (1755-x828)
• STUART, JAMES EWELL BROWN (1833-1864)
• STUART, JOHN
• STUART, MOSES (1780-1852)
• STUART, SIR JOHN, COUNT

Stuart, with whom he formed a See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close friendship . After the See also:

• EXPULSION (Lat. expulsio, from expellere)

expulsion of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French Moore became very intimate with many of the leading Corsican patriots, which intimacy was so See also:

• OBNOXIOUS (Lat. obnoxiosus, from ob, over, against, and noxa, harm)

obnoxious to Sir See also:

• GILBERT
• GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
• GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
• GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
• GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
• GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
• GILBERT, J
• GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
• GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
• GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
• GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
• GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
• GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )

Gilbert Elliot (later See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• MINTO, EARLS OF
• MINTO, WILLIAM (1845-1893)

Minto) that Moore was eventually ordered to leave the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island in See also:

• FORTY

forty-eight See also:

• HOURS, CANONICAL

hours, though Elliot wrote in warm terms of his ability . Pitt and the duke of York thought still more highly of See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel Moore, who was soon sent out to the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies in the See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of brigadier-general . Here he came under the command of Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph See also:

• ABERCROMBY
• ABERCROMBY, PATRICK (1656–c.-1716)
• ABERCROMBY, SIR RALPH (1734-1801)

Abercromby, whose most valued adviser and subordinate Moore soon became .

In the See also:

• SANTA

Santa See also:

• LUCIA (or LucY), ST

Lucia expedition he won further distinction by his conduct at the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of the Vigie and Morne See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

Fortune, and when Sir Ralph See also:

• LEFT

left the island he appointed Moore See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor and military See also:

• COMMANDER

commander . In 1798 he accompanied Abercrombyto See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland as a major-general, and during the See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion was actively engaged in command of a corps in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south, defeating a large force of the Irish, and saving See also:

• WEXFORD

Wexford from destruction after the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• VINEGAR

Vinegar See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill (See also:

• JUNE

June 21) . His services were in universal See also:

• REQUEST, LETTERS OF

request, and Abercromby had him appointed to the command of a See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade destined for the expedition to See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland . At the See also:

• ACTION

action of See also:

• EGMONT (EGMOND), LAMORAL, COUNT OF
• EGMONT, EARLS OF

Egmont-op-Zee, on the 2nd of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1799, his brigade lost very heavily, and he himself was wounded for the See also:

• FOURTH

fourth See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, on this occasion severely . On his return from Holland he was made colonel of the 52nd regiment, with which he was connected for the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of his career, and which under his supervision became one of the finest regiments in See also:

• EUROPE

Europe . Throughout the See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian expedition he commanded the reserve . The 28th and 42nd regiments in this corps gained See also:

• GREAT

great distinction at the battle of See also:

• ALEXANDRIA
• ALEXANDRIA (Arab. Iskenderia)

Alexandria, where Moore himself was again wounded . He returned to See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty, however, before the surrender of the French forces to General See also:

• HUTCHINSON
• HUTCHINSON, ANNE (c. 1600-1643)
• HUTCHINSON, JOHN (1615-1664)
• HUTCHINSON, JOHN (1674-1737)
• HUTCHINSON, SIR JONATHAN (1828– )
• HUTCHINSON, THOMAS (1711-1780)

Hutchinson, and added so much to his reputation by his conduct in this brilliant See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign that after the See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short peace came to an end he was appointed to command the force assembled at See also:

• SHORNCLIFFE

Shorncliffe See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp (1803) as a See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army intended to meet the projected invasion of See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon . Here were trained some of the best regiments of the service, amongst others the 43rd, 5211d'and 95th Rifles, the regiments which afterwards formed the famous " See also:

• LIGHT

Light See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

Division " and won in the See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

Peninsula an unsurpassed reputation, not only for the skilful performance of the duties of light troops, but also for invincible steadiness in the See also:

• LINE

line of battle . These corps (now represented in the army by the 1st and and battalions of the See also:

• OXFORDSHIRE (or OxoN)

Oxfordshire Light See also:

• INFANTRY

Infantry and the See also:

• RIFLE

Rifle Brigade) See also:

• BORE

bore the impress of Moore's training for See also:

• THIRTY

thirty years and more, and as early as 1804, on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the" See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state" of the 52nd, the king granted the See also:

• OFFICERS

officers exceptional promotion (See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 29, 1804) . The See also:

• SYSTEM

system of light infantry See also:

• TACTICS (Gr. TaeTOc*, sc. TEXvnI, from TavQecv, to arrange in order of battle)

tactics taught at Shorncliffe was not invented by Moore; but he had always advocated the creation of these troops, and he supervised the training which produced such great results . While at Shorncliffe he renewed his intimacy with Pitt, who was then residing at See also:

• WALMER

Walmer See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, and his close friendship with See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Hester See also:

• STANHOPE, EARLS
• STANHOPE, LADY HESTER LUCY (1776-1839)

Stanhope led to the erroneous belief that he was betrothed to her .

On his return to See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office Pitt caused Moore to be made a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

Knight of the See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath, and about the same time came his promotion to the rank of lieutenant-general . See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

Fox, when he succeeded to office, showed the same appreciation of Moore, and in 18o6 sent him to the Mediterranean as secondin-command to his See also:

• BROTHER

brother, General H . E . Fox . In the various See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor expeditions of the time Moore had a See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share, at first as a subordinate, but soon, when Fox went See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home on account of See also:

• ILL

ill-See also:

• HEALTH

health, as commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the British army employed in the Mediterranean . About this time he formed an See also:

• ATTACHMENT

attachment for See also:

• CAROLINE
• CAROLINE (1683-1737)

Caroline Fox (afterwards the wife of Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• NAPIER
• NAPIER, JOHN (1550-1617)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES (1786-1860)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES JAMES (1782-1853)
• NAPIER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS PATRICK (1785-1860)

Napier), to whom, however, he did not offer See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage, fearing to " influence her," by his high position and intimacy with her See also:

• FATHER

father, " to an irretrievable See also:

• ERROR (Lat. error, from errare, to wander, to err)

error for her own future contentment " (See also:

• LIFE

Life of Sir C . Napier, i . 39) . In r8o8 Moore was ordered to the Baltic, to assist Gustavus IV., king of See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, against See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France and See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark . The conduct of the king, who went so far as to See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place Sir John Moore under See also:

• ARREST (Fr. arrester, arreeter, to stop or stay)

arrest when he refused to acquiesce in his plans, ruined any See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of successful co-operation, and the See also:

• ENGLISH

English general returned home, making his See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape in disguise . He was at once ordered to proceed with his division to See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal, where he was to be under the command of Sir Hew Dalrymple and Sir Harry 'Burrard . To Moore, as a general of See also:

• EUROPEAN

European reputation, who had held a chief command, the See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment of two See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior officers to be over him appeared as a See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter insult, though his resentment did not divert him from his duty .

He met his See also:

• REWARD

reward, for when, in the excitement caused by the See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention of See also:

• CINTRA

Cintra, Dalrymple and Burrard were ordered home, Moore was left in command of the largest British army that had been employed since the commencement.. of the war . See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley, who returned home with the other generals, showed his appreciation of Moore, and in an interesting See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter (See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington Despatches, Oct . 8, ,8o8) expressed his See also:

• DESIRE

desire to use his owh great See also:

• POLITICAL

political influence to effect a reconciliation between Moore and the ministers . It was not See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long before the Spaniards summoned Sir John Moore's army to assist them against the advance of Napoleon, and the troops were marched into See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, See also:

• SALAMANCA
• SALAMANCA (anc. Salmantica or Elmantica)

Salamanca being their See also:

• RENDEZVOUS

rendezvous . There Moore remained for a See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month, calling up Sir See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• BAIRD, HENRY MARTYN (1832—1906)
• BAIRD, JAMES (1802—1876)
• BAIRD, SIR DAVID (1757—1829)
• BAIRD, SPENCER FULLERTON (1823--1887)

Baird's corps from See also:

• CORUNNA
• CORUNNA (Span. La Coruna; Fr. La Corogne; Eng. formerly often The Groyne)

Corunna to assist him . Soon, however, the overwhelming success of the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor's attack threatened to isolate Moore, and it was then that he formed the magnificent See also:

• RESOLUTION

resolution of marching northwards against the French line of See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat . The bold and skilful operations which followed this step will be found outlined in the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article See also:

• PENINSULAR

PENINSULAR WAR . Moore's advance paralysed the Emperor's victorious armies . Napoleon himself turned against the British army, which was soon in See also:

• GRAVE

grave danger, but Spain was saved . Under these circumstances took place the famous retreat on Corunna . The indiscipline of a large proportion of the troops made it painful and almost disastrous, but the reserve under See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• PAGET, SIR JAMES, BART

Paget, in which served Moore's old Shorncliffe regiments, covered itself with See also:

• GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie, modern gloire, from Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)

glory in the ceaseless rearguard fighting which marked every step of the retreat . The See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march ended with the glorious battle of Corunna (See also:

• JAN

Jan .

16, 1809), where, early in the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, Sir John Moore received his See also:

• DEATH

death See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound . He would not suffer his See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword to be unbuckled, though the hilt galled his wound, and so he was See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne from the field . His last hours were cheered by the knowledge of victory, and his only care was to recommend his See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends, and those who had distinguished themselves, to the See also:

• NOTICE

notice of the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . He died with the name of Lady Hester Stanhope on his lips . By his own wish he was buried, before See also:

• DAWN (the 16th-century form of the earlier " Jawing " or " dawning," from an old verb " daw," O. Eng. dagian, to become day; cf. Dutch dagen, and Ger. tagen)

dawn on the 17th, in the ramparts of Corunna . See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

Marshal See also:

• SOULT, NICOLAS JEAN DE DIEU

Soult designed that a See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument should be erected, with an inscription framed by himself, and the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish general La See also:

• ROMANA

Romana afterwards carried out Souk's wishes . The temporary monument thus erected was made permanent in 1811 by Sir See also:

• HOWARD (FAMILY)
• HOWARD, CATHERINE (d. 1542)
• HOWARD, JOHN (1726-1790)
• HOWARD, LORD WILLIAM (1563–1640)
• HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS (1830-19o9)
• HOWARD, SIR ROBERT (1626–1698)

Howard See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• DOUGLAS, SIR HOWARD
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

Douglas, acting for the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent . The duke of York issued to the army on the 1st of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order in which reference was made to the services of the general, and, above all, to the fact that " the life of Sir John Moore was spent among the troops." A memorial was erected in St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's See also:

• CATHEDRAL

Cathedral by order of parliament early in 1809, and his native See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Glasgow erected in See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George Square a See also:

• BRONZE

bronze statue by See also:

• FLAXMAN, JOHN (1755-1826)

Flaxman . The poem by the Rev . Charles See also:

• WOLFE, CHARLES (1791-1823)
• WOLFE, JAMES (1727-1759)

Wolfe, " The See also:

• BURIAL

Burial of Sir John Moore," became one of the most popular in the See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language . The best-known portrait of Sir John Moore is that by Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• LAWRENCE
• LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
• LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
• LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
• LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
• LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
• LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
• LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
• LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)

Lawrence, P.R.A . For many years controversy, largely political, raged over the events of the Corunna campaign, and only at a later See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period has any examination of Sir John Moore's merits and services been made in a dispassionate spirit .

Mistakes were doubtless made in the retreat, but it is sufficient to accept Napoleon's view that they were probably inseparable from the difficulties with which Moore was surrounded . His greatest claim to renown is, however, independent of his conduct of armies in the field . He was the finest trainer of men that the British army has ever known . He had the true See also:

• GIFT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. die Gift, gift, das Gift, poison, formed from the Teut. stem gab-, to give, cf. Dutch geven, Ger. geben; in O. Eng. the word appears with initial y, the guttural of later English is due to Scandinavian influence)

gift of the great See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment of See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character . While Wellington, whose See also:

• WORK

work would have been vain but for Moore's achievements, perpetually complained of his officers and formed no school, Moore's name is associated with the career of all who made their See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark . The See also:

• HISTORY

history of the Light Division is sufficient in itself to indicate the results of Moore's training on the rank and See also:

• FILE

file . In opposition to the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority, who regarded the lash and the gallows as the source of discipline, he sought always and by every means to develop the moral qualities no less than the See also:

• PHYSICAL

physical . Of the senior officers See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

Hope, See also:

• GRAHAM, SIR GERALD (1831–1899)
• GRAHAM, SIR JAMES ROBERT GEORGE
• GRAHAM, SYLVESTER (1794-1851)
• GRAHAM, THOMAS (1805-1869)

Graham, Edward Paget, Hill and See also:

• CRAUFURD, QUINTIN (1743-1819)
• CRAUFURD, ROBERT (1764-1812)

Craufurd all See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt and submitted to his ascendancy . The See also:

• FLOWER (Lat. flos, floris; Fr. fleur)
• FLOWER, SIB

flower of the younger See also:

• GENERATION (from Lat. generare, to beget, procreate; genus, stock, race)

generation, Colborne, See also:

• HARDINGE, HENRY HARDINGE, VISCOUNT (1785-1856)

Hardinge and the Napiers, even though they gained their laurels under Wellington and in chief command, were ever proud to See also:

• CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

call themselves " Sir John Moore's men." See, besides the See also:

• WORKS

works mentioned in the article PENINSULAR WAR, J . C . Moore, Life of Sir John Moore (1833); Sir J . F .

See also:

• MAURICE (1521–1553)
• MAURICE (MAURICIUS FLAVIUS TIBERIUS) (c. 539–602)
• MAURICE [or MAURITIUS], ST (d. c. 286)
• MAURICE, JOHN FREDERICK DENISON (1805-1872)

Maurice, Sir John Moore's See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal (Igo4); and the Records of the 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) . A shorter memoir will be found in Twelve British Soldiers (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1899) .