Ontario High School History of England . r this basis ofoperations remained secure. Battle of Corunna, 1809.—To strike at the French inSpain was another matter. Sir John ^loore, who had re-placed Wellesley, led an army into Spain. Moores Spanish allies won some victoriesover the French, whichcaused Napoleons brother,King Joseph, to abandonMadrid hastily and to fleenorthwards. This reverseonly served, however, to callNapoleon himself into Spainwith an army of three hun-dred thousand men. After abrilliant campaign he re-covered Madrid. When helearned that Moore, with anarmy of less than thirtyth
Ontario High School History of England . r this basis ofoperations remained secure. Battle of Corunna, 1809.—To strike at the French inSpain was another matter. Sir John ^loore, who had re-placed Wellesley, led an army into Spain. Moores Spanish allies won some victoriesover the French, whichcaused Napoleons brother,King Joseph, to abandonMadrid hastily and to fleenorthwards. This reverseonly served, however, to callNapoleon himself into Spainwith an army of three hun-dred thousand men. After abrilliant campaign he re-covered Madrid. When helearned that Moore, with anarmy of less than thirtythousand men, was not farfrom Madrid at Salamanca,he resolved to destroy himwith a far superior had already found his Spanish allies of little use, andhis only hope of safety lay in a rapid retreat to the coast atGorunna. Fortunately for him Napoleon himself wasnow recalled to France. Marshal Soult pursued ^loorefuriously. The British reached Corunna, but, while INIoorewas preparing to embark for England, Soult attacked SiK John Moore (1761-1809) THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 453
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