29th November 1808 – ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL WELCH HISTORY
2nd Battalion begins retreat to Coruña, Spain, 1808
It formed part of Sir John Moore’s army, which was moving from Coruña to help the Spanish drive the French out of their country. In December 1808 he learnt that Napoleon with the Grande Armée had arrived in Spain. To avoid being trapped Moore decided to retreat to Corunna over snow-covered mountains. It was a desperate business which greatly taxed the army’s discipline. It is a tribute to 2 RWF that they lost only 78 men in the retreat and the battle that followed.
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