The historian Charles Oman contends that Marshal Soult's attack at Corunna provided Moore and his men with the opportunity to redeem their honour and reputation through their defensive victory, by which means the army was saved though at the cost of the British general's life.
O historiador Charles Oman sostén que o ataque do mariscal Soult na Coruña deulle unha oportunidade a Moore e os seus homes de redimir a súa honra e reputación grazas á súa vitoria defensiva, salvando desta forma o seu exército a expensas da vida do xeneral británico.