Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet
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Admiral Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet, KB was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He eventually rose to the rank of admiral.
Admiral Sir John Moore
The invasion of Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War. A large British force had arrived in the West Indies, intending to seize French possessions.
Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet
…approaches to the French towns were mined. Hopson then suggested an attack on Saint-Pierre, but Moore advised an assault on Guadeloupe instead. For the Invasion of Guadeloupe Moore transferred his flag to HMS Woolwich. The fleet arrived off Basse-Terre on 22 January, and had deployed by 23 January. Cambridge, in company with…
1873 illustration of the invasion