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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 defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War.
Battle of Salamanca. 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.
War: Peninsular War. 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.
Wellington's army of 48,600 suffered 5,200 casualties but inflicted in the region of 14,000 casualties on Marmont's 50,000-strong army. The Battle of Salamanca, also known as the Battle of the Arapiles, was probably Wellington's most impressive military success.
On May 7 Lt. Gen. Rowland Hill was ordered to move out with a force of about 10,000 British and Portuguese troops, along with a battery of heavy guns, and destroy the pontoon bridge across the wide Tagus River that connected the two French armies.
The Battle of Salamanca, fought on 22 July 1812, holds significant importance in British history as it marked a decisive victory for the Anglo-Portuguese army under the leadership of the renowned Earl of Wellington during the Peninsular War.
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The Battle of Salamanca was a damaging defeat for the French in Spain, and while they regrouped, Anglo-Portuguese forces moved on Madrid, which surrendered on 14 August. 20,000 muskets, 180 cannon and two French Imperial Eagles were captured.
