Battle of Corunna

:For the battle near Madrid in the Spanish Civil War, see Battle of the Corunna Road.

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Spanish Civil War - Battle of the Corunna Road

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The Battle of Corunna (or La Coruña) was a battle of the Peninsular War took place on January 16 1809, between 14,000 British under Sir John Moore, and 16,000 French under Marshal Soult, who was endeavouring to prevent the British from evacuating by sea from the port of Corunna in north west Spain. The French attacks were uniformly repulsed, and the troops safely embarked, with a loss of about 8,000, including Sir John Moore himself. The French lost about 2,000 men.

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Peninsular War - January 16 - 1809 - British - Sir John Moore - French - Marshal Soult - Corunna - Spain

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