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CHAPTER VIII. 

 f&ome antr Jfamgn ISoItttcs, 1809. 



1HE PENINSULAR WAR SIR JOHN MOORE, HIS RETREAT AND 



DEATH VICTORY AT CORUNNA INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT 



OF THE DUKE OF YORK FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN WAR ON THE 



DANUBE FRANCE AND SPAIN HOME POLITICS ATTEMPT TO 



FORM A COALITION MINISTRY SPENCER PERCEVAL AND EARL 



GREY CANNING CRITICISMS ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR 



IN THE PENINSULA THE PRINCESS OF WALES AND CANNING 



CANNING, CASTLEREAGH, AND LORD WELLESLEY ESTIMATE 



OF SIR JOHN MOORE. 



"January 23, 1809. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, You will naturally be anxious 

 about this sad news."* E. Ward and Harrison say 

 GOO men were killed. Baird died of his shot. Bag- 

 gage, &c., gone ; though Lord Taget hopes the artil- 

 lery may be in part saved. But it is admitted that 

 the debris of the army must come home. 3100 were 

 embarking safely when he came away. Craufurd and 

 4000 gone to Vigo, but not heard of. Greenwood 

 says we lost 5000 or GOOO altogether on the retreat. 



f The retreat of Sir John Moore ; his death ; and the luittle of 

 Coruimji. Sir David 1'aird lost an arm, luit recovered. 



