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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Salamanca canonical | 21 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath | Allied forces entered Madrid in August 1812 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Los Arapiles
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de los Arapiles
Battle of Los Arapiles ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Allied)
Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ
surface form:
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
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British 5th Division ⓘ Portuguese brigades under Wellington’s command ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
French Army of the Tagus
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Portugal (French)
British Army ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army
|
| partOf |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
|
| precededBy |
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
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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
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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
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series of sudden Allied counterattacks ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | fought around the Arapiles hills ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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Auguste de Marmont