With Moore at Corunna - G. A. Henty Hardcover

With Moore at Corunna
A Tale of the Peninsular War
In With Moore at Corunna we meet the quick-witted and daring young Terence O’Connor at the beginning of his military career, when he is sent to Portugal with the Mayo Fusiliers. His quick-thinking saves the Sea-horse from capture by French privateers, protects a shipment of gold that is on its way to a Spanish general, and effects the rescue of his cousin Mary from a nunnery. Taking command of several thousand Portuguese ordenaças, he soon turns them into a body of stalwart soldiers who engage in many successful skirmishing and rear-guard actions in the war against the French. The further adventures of Terence are continued in Under Wellington’s Command.
Date: 1808

Location: Portugal, Spain
Subject: The Peninsular War