Recollections of a British officer who was present at the burial of General Sir John Moore at Corunna, Spain, in the year 1809, 1864.

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Recollections of a British officer who was present at the burial of General Sir John Moore at Corunna, Spain, in the year 1809, 1864.

Description of the Battle of Corunna and the death and burial of Sir John Moore, as told to Lewis F. Allen in 1848 by Major Routh, a retired officer in the British army, who lived near Fort Erie, Ontario.

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Buffalo Historical Society (N.Y.).

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Moore, John, Sir, 1761-1809

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Lieutenant-general. From the description of Autograph signature to receipt : Halifax, 1780 Mar. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639030 English general. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Sandgate and Chatham, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1804 Jan. 5-Oct. 16 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270638721 ...

Allen, Lewis F. (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890

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Born in Westfield, Mass.; came to Buffalo in 1830. Bred and improved cattle; founded and edited, for forty years, the American Shorthorn Handbook. From the description of Recollections of a British officer who was present at the burial of General Sir John Moore at Corunna, Spain, in the year 1809, 1864. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 184739279 From the description of Recollections of the early forwarding merchants of the Niagara Frontier, 1865. (Buffalo Histor...