Astorga in León, Castile and León, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Sir John Moore

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1. John Moore Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En esta casa se alojó Sir John Moore
General en el jefe del ejército británico, aliado de España en la guerra de la independencia, a finales de Diciembre de 1808 pocos dias antes de morir, al frente de sus tropas, en la batalla de Elvina (La Coruña).

En su recuerdo y gloria, y a la de sus valientes soldados, España y Astorga, agradecidas.

Sir John Moore, Commander in Chief of the British Army acting in alliance with that of Spain during the Peninsular War, lodged at this house in late 1808, just a few days before being killed whilst leading his troops at the Battle of Corunna.

Spain and Astorga are grateful for the glory of his memory and that of his valiant soldiers.

1st Division, David Baird 1/1st & 3/1st Foot Guards, 1/4th Regt., 1/42nd Regt, 1/50th Regt., 3/1st Regt., 1/26th Regt., 2/81st Regt.

2nd Division, John Hope 51st Regt, 2/59th Regt., 76th Regt., 2nd Regt, 1/5th Regt, 2/14th Regt., 1/32rd Regt, 1/36th Regt., 1/71st Regt., 1/92nd Regt.

3st Division, Alexander Fraser 1/6th Regt, 1/9th Regt, 2/23rd Regt., 2/43rd Regt, 1/38th Regt., 1/79th Regt., 1/82nd Regt.

Reserve Division, Edward Paget 20th Regt., 1/52nd Regt., 1/95th Regt, 1/28th Regt., 1/91st Regt

1st Flank Brigade, Robert Craufurd. 1/43rd Regt., 2/52nd Regt., 2/95th Regt.

2nd Flank Brigade, Carl Alten 1st Light Bn. KGL, 2nd Light Bn. KGL.

Cavalry, Henry Paget 7th Light Dragoons, 18th Light Dragoons, 10th Light Dragoons, 15th Light Dragoons, 3rd Light Dragoons KGLA

Artillery Evelegh's C Troop RHA, Bean's Company, Wilmot's Company, Downman's B Troop RHA, Drummond's Company, Carthew's Company, Crawford's Company, Wall's Company, Raynsford's Company. Thornhill's Company, Skyring's Company.

Erected 2018

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by Corporación Municipal de Astorga, with thanks to Lucinda Martínez Cabero and Remigio Habadán Vázquez.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1808.

Location. 42° 27.425′ N, 6° 3.515′ W. Memorial is in Astorga, Castilla y León (Castile and León), in León. It is on Calle Leopoldo Panero, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: C Leopoldo Panero 5, Astorga, Castilla y León 24700, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Additional keywords. Napoleonic

Sir John Moore Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Neitz, May 15, 2022

2. Sir John Moore Marker

Sir John Moore Marker in Astorga image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Neitz, May 15, 2022

3. Sir John Moore Marker in Astorga

This view of the marker is looking northeast. The cathedral of Astorga is visible in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by John Neitz of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on March 6, 2025, by John Neitz of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2023, by John Neitz of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.