Battle of Salamanca

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The Battle of Salamanca was a major 1812 engagement in the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army decisively defeated French forces, significantly weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath Allied forces entered Madrid in August 1812 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de los Arapiles ⓘ
Battle of Los Arapiles ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal

Spanish forces ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses approximately 13,000 French casualties ⓘ
approximately 5,000 Allied casualties ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
Marshal Bertrand Clausel ⓘ
commanderSide Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Allied) ⓘ
Auguste de Marmont (French) ⓘ
Bertrand Clausel (French) ⓘ
conflictIn Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
date 22 July 1812 ⓘ
followedBy Allied advance on Madrid ⓘ
forceStrength about 48,000 Anglo-Portuguese troops ⓘ
about 50,000 French troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Castile and León ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
near Salamanca ⓘ
notableUnit British 3rd Division ⓘ
British 5th Division ⓘ
Portuguese brigades under Wellington’s command ⓘ
opponentOf Army of Portugal (French) ⓘ
Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ
linked to: British Army
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Badajoz (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
relatedWork depicted in various Peninsular War histories ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance decisive defeat of a major French field army in Spain ⓘ
forced French evacuation of Madrid ⓘ
severely weakened French control over central Spain ⓘ
strategicObjective to drive French forces from western and central Spain ⓘ
tacticalFeature Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank ⓘ
series of sudden Allied counterattacks ⓘ
terrainFeature fought around the Arapiles hills ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Napoleonic Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
13th Light Dragoons → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Edward Pakenham → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
The Iron Duke → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign → hasPart → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz (1812) → followedBy → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
British 5th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Auguste de Marmont → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
subject linked to: Marshal Auguste de Marmont
Siege of Burgos → precededBy → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Los Arapiles → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Los Arapiles → englishName → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Peregrine Maitland → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Richard Sharpe → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Durham Light Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Anglo-Portuguese Army → engagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
1st Baron Seaton → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Peninsular War → hasPart → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
95th Rifles → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
11th Regiment of Dragoons → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
4th Hussars → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Thomas Sidney Beckwith → battle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Peninsular campaign of 1812 → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
63rd Regiment of Foot → participatedIn → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo → battleAssociatedWith → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch → notableBattle → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas Graham
Northumberland Fusiliers → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Arapiles hills → historicalEvent → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
4th Infantry Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
South Essex Regiment → setting → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Army Gold Medal → battleCommemorated → Battle of Salamanca ⓘ