Death of John Moore21 January 1802
Death of John Moore
Historical person
John Moore Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Moore, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1802–19877 events5 places
Chronological biography
1802
1807
Invasion of Portugal15 July 1807
Sent to Portugal with 10,000 men
1808
Invasion of SpainOctober 1808
Leads an Allied invasion of Spain
Battle of Tudela23 November 1808
Retreats from the Iberian Peninsular after the Spanish are defeated by Napoleon
Invasion of PortugalDecember 1808
Concentrates his army of 28,000 at Salamanca
Invasion of Portugal10 December 1808
Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon
Battle of Sahagun21 December 1808
Defeats Marshal Soults cavalry but still has to withdraw from the Peninsular
1809
Battle of Corunna16 January 1809
The Battle diverts Napoleon from engulfing Spain with a single manoeuvre as planned. Killed in battle. Fights the battle as his troops are embarking for home
Death of John Moore16 January 1809
Death of John Moore, killed at the Battle of Corunna
1987
British Airways Privatisation11 February 1987
British Airways shares begin trading after the airline's flotation.
Titles and roles
Secretary of State for Transport
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.