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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Monody on the Death of Sir John Moore |
| Author | Moore, John |
| Date | 11 Feb 1809 |
| Licence Application Date | 11 Feb 1809 |
| First Performance Date | 16 Feb 1809 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1568 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Short piece commemorating the death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, best known for military training reforms. He died at the battle of Corunna defeating the French in a battle of the Peninsular War. |
| Theme | Royalty & Aristocracy Conflict, Empire & the Other European Past |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Powell, William |
| Lord Chamberlain | Legge, George (3rd Earl of Dartmouth) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Monody |
| Keywords | military contemporary events Peninsular War soldier death |
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