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- Battle of Salamanca - Wikipedia
The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle of the Arapiles) took place on 22 July 1812 An Anglo-Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington (future Duke of Wellington) defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont 's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War
- Battle of Salamanca - British Battles
Date of the Battle of Salamanca: 22 nd July 1812 Place of the Battle of Salamanca: in Spain, between Ciudad Rodrigo on the Portuguese border and Madrid Combatants at the Battle of Salamanca: British, Portuguese and Spanish against the French Commanders at the Battle of Salamanca: Lieutenant General the Earl of Wellington against Marshal Marmont
- Battle of Salamanca - National Army Museum
This battle was fought in Spain on 22 July 1812 during the Peninsular War (1808-14) Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington, had been seeking an advantageous opportunity to engage Marshal Marmont's French force
- Salamanca Battlefield: Wellington‘s Masterpiece in the Peninsular War
The Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 was a decisive engagement in the Peninsular War, that long and bloody struggle on the Iberian Peninsula that pitted British, Portuguese and Spanish forces against the might of Napoleonic France
- The Peninsular War | The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812
The Battle of Salamanca, also known as the Battle of the Arapiles, was probably Wellington's most impressive military success No longer could he be regarded as a master only of the defensive battle
- How the Duke of Wellington Masterminded Victory at Salamanca
The Battle of Salamanca was fought in Napoleonic Spain on 22 July 1812, during the Peninsula War Despite being one of the lesser discussed Napoleonic battles, Salamanca defined Wellington's reputation as a defensive general and shattered French dominance on the Iberian peninsula
- Battle of Salamanca - Napoleon Empire
The Battle of Salamanca ‒ better known in France as the Battle of Arapiles ‒ was a brutal loss inflicted by General Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington on the Marshal Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont It was a decisive blow to the French intervention in Spain
- Battle of Salamanca, 22 July 1812 - HistoryOfWar. org
The battle of Salamanca (22 July 1812) was one of the most important of Wellington's victories during the Peninsular War, and forced the French to abandon Madrid and temporarily withdraw towards the French border
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