General Sir Moore Disney, (16 June 1765 – 19 April 1846) was a senior officer in the British Army.
Early life and education
Disney was the eldest son of Moore Disney, of Churchtown, County Waterford, who was descended from the Disneys of Norton Disney in Northamptonshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Harrow School.
Career
He entered the army as an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (later the Grenadier Guards) on 17 April 1783, and after serving in America for a few months towards the end of the American War of Independence was promoted lieutenant and captain in 1791. He then served between 1793 and 1795 with the Guards throughout the Flanders campaign under the Duke of York and was promoted to captain and lieutenant-colonel on 12 June 1795. He was promoted to colonel on 29 April 1802 and left for Sicily in command of the 3rd Battalion of the Guards. He was made a brigadier-general in Sicily in August 1807 and was commandant of Messina from January to July 1808, prior to making his way home to take command of a brigade in England.
