Peninsular campaign of 1812

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The Peninsular campaign of 1812 was a major phase of the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces advanced into Spain, culminating in key victories such as the Battle of Salamanca that shifted the strategic balance against Napoleonic France.

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instanceOf campaign of the Peninsular War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
afterEffect Forced French strategic withdrawals in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Temporary liberation of Madrid from French control ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Portuguese Army ⓘ
French Army of Portugal ⓘ
French imperial forces in Spain ⓘ
commandedBy Duke of Wellington on the Allied side ⓘ
commandStructure British-led coalition forces ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
followedBy Peninsular campaign of 1813 ⓘ
hasCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
King Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Bonaparte

Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
Marshal Nicolas Soult ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Soult
hasParticipant First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
involves advance of Anglo-Portuguese forces into Spain ⓘ
breach and capture of fortified frontier towns ⓘ
decisive field battle at Salamanca ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca (1812) ⓘ
Occupation of Madrid (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz (1812) ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ⓘ
objective Capture key fortresses controlling the Portuguese–Spanish frontier ⓘ
Drive French forces from western and central Spain ⓘ
opponent French occupation forces in Spain ⓘ
Napoleonic France ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
precededBy Peninsular operations of 1811 ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
Strategic setback for Napoleonic France in Spain ⓘ
significance Contributed to weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain ⓘ
Demonstrated effectiveness of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ
Shifted strategic balance in the Peninsular War against France ⓘ
startTime 1812 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Castile and León ⓘ
Extremadura ⓘ
Western and central Spain ⓘ
linked to: Central Spain
year 1812 ⓘ

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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → followedBy → Allied Salamanca campaign of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular campaign of 1812