At the Battle of Corunna in Spain in 1809, General John Moore, commander of the British forces, was mortally wounded. Carried to the rear, he was placed on a mattress on the floor. Colonel Anderson and some other officers stood around him.
"I have always wished to die this way," said Moore. "Anderson, you will see my friends as soon as you can. Tell them everything. Say to my mother --" Here his voice faltered. Not being able to proceed, he changed the subject, and asked "if all his aides-de-camp were safe". He was pleased on being told they were. He then asked, "Have the French been beaten?" Major Colborne assured him they had. "It is a great satisfaction," said Moore, "for me to know that." Visibly sinking, he then said, "I fear I shall be long dying. It's great pain." He became silent. Death approached, and the spirit departed.
一八零九年西班牙科魯尼亞戰役之中，英軍司令約翰．穆爾將軍受了致命重傷，擡到後方，放在地板一張牀墊上。安德森上校和其他一些軍官站在他四周。
穆爾說：「我向來都想這樣死去。安德森，盡快找我的朋友，把這一切告訴他們。告訴家母──」他聲音顫抖，再也說不下去，就轉個話題，問「他的副官是不是都無恙」，聽到「是」，顯得很高興，又問：「法軍打敗了沒有？」科爾伯恩少校請他放心，說法軍已經敗陣。穆爾說：「這真是好消息。」他明顯衰弱下去，又說：「我只怕不能速死，痛得厲害。」他沒有再說話，死神降臨，他也就魂兮歸去。