Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna (or A Coruña, La Corunna, La Coruña or La Corogne), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. The battle took place amidst the Peninsular War, which was a part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. It was a result of a French campaign, led by Napoleon, which had defeated the Spanish armies and caused the British army to withdraw to the coast following an unsuccessful attempt by Moore to attack Soult's corps and divert the French army.
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Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna (or A Coruña, La Corunna, La Coruña or La Corogne), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. The battle took place amidst the Peninsular War, which was a part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. It was a result of a French campaign, led by Napoleon, which had defeated the Spanish armies and caused the British army to withdraw to the coast following an unsuccessful attempt by Moore to attack Soult's corps and divert the French army.
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A Batalha da Corunha, também c ...... a vida no decurso do combate.
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Bitva u La Coruñi byla střetem ...... britská a francouzská vojska.
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Bitwa pod La Coruñą – starcie ...... a Coruña i opuścili Hiszpanię.
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De Slag bij A Coruña was een v ...... se legeraanvoerder John Moore.
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La bataille de La Corogne (ou ...... u maréchal Jean-de-Dieu Soult.
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La batalla d'Elviña, també con ...... de Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult.
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La batalla de Elviña (también ...... al Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult.
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La battaglia di La Coruña (tal ...... aneamente la penisola iberica.
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Pertempuran Corunna (atau La C ...... am Perang Kemerdekaan Spanyol.
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The Battle of Corunna (or A Co ...... y repelled the French attacks.
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2 Spanish regiments captured
300 missing
300 sick abandoned
5,000-6,000 sick
6 transports lost
8 Spanish ships of the line 3 frigates and "numerous" corvettes abandoned
900 dead or wounded
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1809-01-16
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12,000 infantry
15,000 infantry
3,200 cavalry
9 to 12 guns
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Death of Sir John Moore at the ...... and aquatint by William Heath
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Peninsular war: 1808-1809 Napoleon's campaign
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France
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Spain
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David Baird
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Jean-de-Dieu Soult
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John Moore
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Battle of Corunna
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1809-01-16
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Corunna
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British forces withdraw from Galicia resulting in the fall of northern Spain
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to the French
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A Batalha da Corunha, também c ...... a vida no decurso do combate.
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Bitva u La Coruñi byla střetem ...... britská a francouzská vojska.
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Bitwa pod La Coruñą – starcie ...... a Coruña i opuścili Hiszpanię.
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De Slag bij A Coruña was een v ...... se legeraanvoerder John Moore.
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La bataille de La Corogne (ou ...... u maréchal Jean-de-Dieu Soult.
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La batalla d'Elviña, també con ...... de Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult.
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La batalla de Elviña (también ...... al Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult.
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La battaglia di La Coruña (tal ...... aneamente la penisola iberica.
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Pertempuran Corunna (atau La C ...... am Perang Kemerdekaan Spanyol.
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The Battle of Corunna (or A Co ...... ps and divert the French army.
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Bataille de La Corogne
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Batalha da Corunha
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Batalla d'Elviña
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Batalla de Elviña
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Batalo de Korunjo
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Battaglia di La Coruña
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Battle of Corunna
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Bitva u La Coruñi
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Bitwa pod La Coruną
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Pertempuran Corunna
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