Battle of the Corunna Road

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:aftermath death of Sir John Moore
gptkbp:casualties French: 1,000
British: 700
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkb:Marshal_Soult
gptkbp:date January 16, 1809
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Evacuation_of_Corunna
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_de_Caulaincourt
gptkb:General_de_la_Reynie
gptkb:General_Villatte
gptkb:General_Foy
gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Wellington
gptkb:General_Soult
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Wellesley
gptkb:General_Junot
gptkb:General_de_Saint-Cyr
gptkb:General_de_Marmont
gptkb:General_Delaborde
gptkb:General_de_Lagrange
gptkb:General_de_Rapp
gptkb:General_Mermet
gptkb:General_de_Dorsenne
gptkb:General_de_Laboissière
gptkb:General_Bessières
gptkb:General_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkb:General_de_Grouchy
gptkb:General_de_Lallemand
gptkb:General_de_Lannoy
gptkb:General_de_Périgord
gptkb:General_Marbot
General Gazan
gptkbp:historical_impact boosted British morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Corunna Road
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:French_6th_Corps
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Light_Brigade
gptkb:60th_Rifles
gptkb:French_4th_Corps
gptkb:42nd_Highlanders
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Sir_John_Moore's_memorial
anniversary events
gptkbp:landscape hilly and rugged
gptkbp:location gptkb:Corunna,_Spain
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Talavera
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimeiro
gptkbp:outcome successful evacuation of troops
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Medina_del_Rio_Seco
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
letters of Sir John Moore
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance retreat of British forces
gptkbp:tactics defensive positions
rearguard action
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and foggy