Statue of John Moore, Glasgow

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Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB was born in Glasgow on 13 November 1761 and died on 16 January 1809. He was a British soldier and General. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War. In 1798 he was made Major-General and served in the suppression of the republican rebellion raging in Ireland. His personal intervention was credited with turning the tide at the battle of Foulksmills and he regained control of Wexford town before the ruthless General Lake, thereby possibly preventing its sacking. Although the rebellion was crushed with great brutality, Moore stood out for his humanity and refusal to perpetrate atrocities. Unfortunately, for the men, women and children of Ireland who were butchered at the hands of the British, people like him were few and far between. This statue of him stands in George Square in Glasgow City Centre. It was built in 1819 by John Flaxman. #glasgow #great_britain #john_moore #scotland #statue #united_kingdom