General Sir John Moore

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith British_military_history
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1761-11-13
gptkbp:birthPlace Glasgow,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace La_Coruna,_Spain
gptkbp:celebrates monuments_in_La_Coruna
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Moore
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Light_Division
gptkbp:commander gptkb:British_forces_in_Spain
gptkbp:deathDate 1809-01-16
gptkbp:deathPlace La_Coruna,_Spain
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:famousFor his_retreat_to_Corunna
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered light infantry tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir John Moore
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:involvedIn training of troops
the Battle of Albuera
the Battle of Badajoz
the Battle of Busaco
the Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo
the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
the Battle of Talavera
the Battle of Vimeiro
the_Battle_of_Salamanca
the_Siege_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:is_known_for his leadership and tactics
gptkbp:knownFor a skilled tactician
Reorganization_of_the_British_Army
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:British_forces_at_the_Battle_of_Corunna
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern military strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:nickname The Hero of Corunna
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Corunna
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Hope
gptkbp:promotions Major General in 1808
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:the_Caribbean
gptkb:King_George_III
the_Americas
the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:serviceYears 1776-1809
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Moore
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_David_Baird
gptkbp:wrote military reports