The battle of Corunna : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1900?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, August 1900'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the Prince of Wales, the other on behalf of the Queen.
First lines read: 'Twas in the year of 1808, and in the autumn of the year, / Napoleon resolved to crush Spain and Portugal without fear; / So with a mighty army three hundred thousand strong / Through the passes of the Pyrenees into spain he passed along.
Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809
English poetry
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
La Coruña, Battle of, La Coruña, Spain, 1809