95th RIFLES - Retreat from Corunna, 1809 Size:A3 The men of the 95th

The men of the 95th were armed with the 'Baker' rifle (and a clumsy sword bayonet which they disliked and only used as a last resort)

I can still vaguely remember Button A and Button B and the clunk of old coins

despite being attacked on three sides at once

In July 1808 the regiment embarked for Portugal as part of Sir Arthur Wellesley's army for service in the Peninsular War

Canada and North America during the Independence War and Flanders again

95th RIFLES - Retreat from Corunna, 1809 Size:A3 The men of the 95thThe Battle of Corunna took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant General Sir John Moore. The battle took place amidst the Peninsular War, which was a part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon had defeated the Spanish armies and caused the British army to withdraw to the coast following an unsuccessful attempt by Moore to attack Soult's corps and divert the French army.