Historical place archive

Corunna in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Corunna in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1808–1809

Historical events in Corunna

1808

10 December 1808
Invasion of Portugal
John Moore · Napoleonic Wars

Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon

1809

16 January 1809
Battle of Corunna
John Moore · Napoleonic Wars

The Battle diverts Napoleon from engulfing Spain with a single manoeuvre as planned. Killed in battle. Fights the battle as his troops are embarking for home

16 January 1809
Death of John Moore
John Moore · Napoleonic Wars

Death of John Moore, killed at the Battle of Corunna

Provenance

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