With Moore at Corunna

A teenage soldier named Terence joins the Mayo Fusiliers and takes part in the Iberian campaign against Napoleonic forces, from shipboard life and early engagements such as Roliça and Vimeiro through a hard-pressed retreat to Corunna. The story traces his narrow escapes, hazardous missions, and skirmishes in mountain passes, his gradual rise to independent command among irregulars, and personal ties formed ashore. Action scenes alternate with scenes of military administration, sea travel, and the strain of unreliable allies, portraying the endurance, resourcefulness, and moral challenges of soldiers operating under difficult strategic and logistical conditions.