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Battle of Corunna
Battle of the Peninsular War
For the battles in the Spanish Civil War, see Battle of the Corunna Road.
| Battle of Corunna | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Peninsular War | |
Combat of la Corogne, 16 January by Hippolyte Bellangé () | |
| Belligerents | |
| &#;United Kingdom | &#;France |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| John Moore&#;&#; David Baird&#;(WIA) John Hope Edward Paget Alexander Mackenzie Fraser | Jean-de-Dieu Soult Armand Lebrun de La Houssaye Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet Pierre Hugues Victoire Merle Henri François Delaborde Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge |
| Strength | |
| 16, 15, infantry 1, cavalry [1] 9 to 12 guns[2] | 15,[3] 12, infantry 3, cavalry 20 guns |
| Casualties and losses | |
| dead or wounded[4] sick abandoned missing[6] 6 transports lost[7] 8 Spanish ships of the line 3 frigates and "numerous" corvettes abandoned[8] 2 Spanish regiments captured Heavy material losses[9] 5,–6, sick[10] | [11] to dead or wounded to prisoners |
Peninsular War: Spain
km
miles
Toulouse
12
Vitoria
11
Tordesillas
10
Burgos
9
Salamanca
8
Ciudad
7
Talavera
6
Corunna
5
Tudela
4
Bailén
3
Valencia
2
Madrid
1
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