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Napoleon, having overrun Spain with some 250,000 men, swept away and defeated all the Spanish armies, and occupied Madrid, had set his hosts in motion to re-occupy Portugal and complete the subjugation of Andalusia. At this critical moment in the history of Spain, Sir John Moore, who had landed in the Peninsula with a small British army only about 30,000 strong, conceived the bold project of marching on Salamanca, and thus threatening Napoleon's "line of communications" with France—whence he drew all his supplies and ammunition. The effect was almost magical. Napoleon was compelled instantly to stay the march of his immense armies, whilst at the head of over 80,000 of his finest troops he hurled himself on the intrepid Moore. The latter, thus assailed by overwhelming numbers, was forced to order a retreat on his base at Corunna, a movement which he conducted successfully, despite the terrible privations of a rapid march in mid-winter through a desolate and mountainous country, with insufficient transport and inadequate staff arrangements. Thrice he turned to bay and thrice did he severely handle his pursuers. Finally, at Corunna, after embarking his sick and wounded, he fought the memorable battle of that name, and inflicted on the French such heavy losses that his army was enabled to re-embark and sail for England with but little further molestation. The gallant Moore himself was mortally wounded, and died the same night. The effects of the Corunna campaign were to paralyse all the Emperor's plans for nigh three months, during which time the Spaniards rallied and regained confidence, and the war took a wholly different turn, although it was only after five years' constant fighting that the French invaders were finally driven out of the country. The Sharpe Family: Cast of Characters Name: Miguel Bautista Occupation: Colonial Governor of Chile Rank: Captain General Place of Origin: Spain Appearances: Sharpes Devil Story Contribution Spain facts information pictures Encyclopedia.com ... Get information facts and pictures about Spain at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about Spain easy with credible articles from our FREE ... Novels of the Napoleonic Era Novels of the Napoleonic Era. For news on the latest reviews author interviews and additions to this website see the blog. Jump to: Napoleon Josephine and their ... Browse By Title: B - Project Gutenberg Did you know that you can help us produce ebooks by proof-reading just one page a day? Go to: Distributed Proofreaders List of nicknames of British Army regiments - Wikipedia This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army. Many nicknames were used by successor regiments (following renaming or amalgamation). History of guerrilla warfare - Wikipedia The history of guerrilla warfare stretches back to ancient history. While guerrilla tactics can be viewed as a natural continuation of prehistoric warfare the ... Browse By Author: P - Project Gutenberg Paavo-Kallio Esa 1858-1936 fi.wikipedia; Honkakannel 1 Kielten viritys (Finnish) (as Author) Pacheco C. See: Pessoa Fernando 1888-1935. Pacheco Jos 1885-1934 Michigan Civil War History Battles Casualties Army Soldiers Michigan Civil War History Battles Casualties Army Soldiers Killed Slavery Union Michigan Battlefield Facts Underground Railroad Abolitionist Cavalry Infantry General ... Civil War Records - Library of Virginia [-----] B. Letter 20 April 1864. Accession 50594. 4 pages. Letter 20 April 1864 from B. [-----] hospital 2nd Corps Army of Northern Virginia in Louisa County ... Nineteeth Century Timeline - British Empire 1814: British occupy Washington and burn White House Americans forced to sue for peace and end war British agree to return to the status quo before the conflict ...
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