Battle of Corunna

When

16 Jan 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.33° N, 8.41° W

Description

1809 battle during the Peninsular War

1809 battle of the Peninsular War

The Battle of Corunna, 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 during the Peninsular War, which was part of the wider Napoleonic Wars.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peninsular War – Battle of Corunna in Galicia (Spain): The British (under General Sir John Moore, who is killed) resist an attempt by the French (under Marshal…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dem britischen General John Moore gelingt es, während der Napoléonischen Kriege auf der Iberischen Halbinsel die französischen Truppen unter General…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le corps expéditionnaire britannique est rejeté à la mer à La Corogne, en Galice”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en La Coruña (Galicia) se libra la batalla de Elviña”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Peninsular War2 May 1808 · War of independence