James Moore - Continental Army officer - was born in 1729.
James Moore - Continental Army officer - died in 1777.
John Moore - British Army officer - was born on 1761-11-13.
John Moore - British Army officer - died on 1809-01-16.
Yes, he was an officer in the Continental Army. Later, when there was a surplus of officers, he instead became a colonel in the Virginia militia.
The continental army was mostly trained by Anton von Steubon, a German born officer.
Henry Knox
James Stuart - British Army officer - was born in 1741.
James Stuart - British Army officer - died in 1815.
James Leith - British Army officer - was born in 1763.
James Leith - British Army officer - died in 1845.
James Durand - British Army officer - died in 1766.
James Hartley - Indian Army officer - was born in 1745.