Picture No | 10270469 |
Date | 16th January 1809 |
Description | Battle of Corunna |
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During the Peninsula War, the 42nd Highlanders attempt to hold off the French army at the village of Elvina near Corunna, Spain, to enable evacuation of thousands of British troops by sea.
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Source | Illustration by R Caton Woodville in the Illustrated London News, 7th September 1895. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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