A fully illustrated and detailed account of the retreat to Corunna, one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
Late in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he faced a victorious French force under the Emperor Napoleon. He had little option but to order a retreat to the port of Corunna.
This became the most arduous of trials with armies traversing mountainous terrain over appalling roads in the depths of winter. Somehow Moore held his outnumbered, exhausted men together as they struggled to reach safety. Philip Haythornthwaite recounts how, finally, at Corunna, Moore's army turned to face its tormentors.
A fully illustrated and detailed account of the retreat to Corunna, one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
Late in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he faced a victorious French force under the Emperor Napoleon. He had little option but to order a retreat to the port of Corunna.
This became the most arduous of trials with armies traversing mountainous terrain over appalling roads in the depths of winter. Somehow Moore held his outnumbered, exhausted men together as they struggled to reach safety. Philip Haythornthwaite recounts how, finally, at Corunna, Moore's army turned to face its tormentors.
Spain: October 1808
The Opposing Commanders
The Opposing Armies
Moore's advance
The Emperor arrives
Sahagun
Benavente
A Hard Road
Brought to Bay
The ultimate price
Aftermath
Corunna Today
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Philip Haythornthwaite is an expert on the Napoleonic
Wars with a worldwide reputation. He has written some 40 books,
more than 20 for Osprey including Warrior 22 Imperial Guardsman
1799–1815, but still finds time to indulge himself in his other
great passion – cricket.
Christa Hook is one of Osprey’s most popular illustrators, a
reputation justly deserved given the perfect blend of attention to
detail and narrative realisation that penetrates her work. Her work
for Osprey to date includes Warrior 18 Knight of Outremer 1187-1344
AD, and Campaign 70 Marengo 1800 – Napoleon’s Day of Fate.
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