Battle of Salamanca

On 22 July 1812 the Battle of Salamanca was fought between an
Anglo-Portuguese army under the command of the Duke of
Wellington and a French Army under the command of August
Marmont.





The Battle took place at Arapiles, Salamanca in Spain.
It was a part of the Penisular War against Napoleon Bonaparte.

It ended in a victory for the allied forces and the French were
defeated. The allied forced lost around 5,000 men and the
French lost 13.000 people.





After this victory the Duke of Wellington was able to liberate
Madrid. The French lost their Spanish Kingdom ruled by
King Joseph Bonaparte. King Joseph Bonaparte was an older
brother of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) became
a famous legend. He is regarded as one of the greatest
commanders of all time.







Source pictures: Wikipedia

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