Sujet

Sir John Moore, British soldier and general, (1870).Artist: S Freeman

Légende

Sir John Moore, British soldier and general, (1870). Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809. Retreating from a much larger French army commanded by Marshal Soult, the British were able to hold the French off long enough to be evacuated by sea. Moore was mortally wounded in the battle. He was the subject of Charles Wolfe's poem The Burial of Sir John Moore, published in 1817. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1870

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C12_315

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 27,8cm x 45,2cm / 3279 x 5333 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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