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Battle of Corunna

When: 16 January 1809
Where: Corunna (A Coruña), Spain; battle also known in Spain as Battle of Elviña
Part of: Battle of Corunna: Sir John Moore killed covering the British embarkation

French corps under Soult attacked British army under Moore at Corunna on 16 January 1809, resulting in Moore's death and British embarkation.

Soult's troops were outflanked by numerically superior infantry but held the battlefield as the British retreated to their ships. Soult failed to prevent the British escape by sea. A Rifle Brigade history records that the 95th attempted to assault the French left-wing position, unsuccessfully but with the capture of 150 prisoners of war; that account does not date the action specifically to 16 January 1809.

Sources

Battle of Corunna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
Jean-de-Dieu Soult Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01

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