Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

Product details

Published Feb 20 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472801982
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 63 b/w; 46 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 83
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Philip Haythornthwaite

Philip Haythornthwaite is an internationally respe…

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Christa Hook

CHRISTA HOOK began her illustrating career in 1986…

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