Battle of Los Arapiles
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The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batalla de los Arapiles | 2 |
| Battle of Los Arapiles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
Peninsular War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Salamanca ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Portuguese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo‑Portuguese‑Spanish army
French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of Portugal
|
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Edward Pakenham ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771)
Jean-Pierre François Bonet ⓘ Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ Marshal Bertrand Clausel ⓘ Maximilien Foy ⓘ Thomas Graham ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch
|
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 22 July 1812 ⓘ |
| englishName | Battle of Salamanca ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance on Madrid ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderWounded |
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
ⓘ
surface form:
Auguste de Marmont
Bertrand Clausel (French) ⓘ
surface form:
Bertrand Clausel
|
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| location |
Castile and León
ⓘ
Province of Salamanca ⓘ
surface form:
Salamanca Province
near Salamanca, Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arapiles hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Arapiles hills
|
| notableTactic | Wellington’s surprise flank attack on the French left ⓘ |
| outcome | French Army of Portugal heavily damaged ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Anglo‑Portuguese victory
ⓘ
defeat of French forces ⓘ |
| spanishName |
Battle of Los Arapiles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Batalla de los Arapiles
|
| strategicSignificance |
forced French retreat from much of western Spain
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opened the road to Madrid for Wellington ⓘ weakened French control in Spain ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | Arapiles hills ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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