Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 1, 1812
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 63
Notes:
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 Nicolas 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. The retreating British were in the midst of embarking from the port of Corunna when the French forces launched an attack. They forced the British to fight another battle before being able to depart successfully for England.
