Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). Battle of Salamanca (22 July 1812). Combat that took place in the town of Arapiles, south of Salamanca, in which they faced the allied armies of Spain, England and Portugal, under the command of General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), against the Napoleonic troops led by Marshal Marmont, which were defeated. This French defeat dealt a severe blow to Napoleon's plans to invade Portugal, as it prevented the installation of the bases and arsenals that were necessary to carry out the invasion. Wellington at the Arapiles. Los guerrilleros de 1808. Historia popular de la Guerra de la Independencia, by Enrique Rodriguez-Solis. Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1930.
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Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). Battle of Salamanca (22 July 1812). Combat that took place in the town of Arapiles, south of Salamanca, in which they faced the allied armies of Spain, England and Portugal, under the command of General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), against the Napoleonic troops led by Marshal Marmont, which were defeated. This French defeat dealt a severe blow to Napoleon's plans to invade Portugal, as it prevented the installation of the bases and arsenals that were necessary to carry out the invasion. Wellington at the Arapiles. Los guerrilleros de 1808. Historia popular de la Guerra de la Independencia, by Enrique Rodriguez-Solis. Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1930.

Date

02 janv. 1930

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UMG26A39_113

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Droits gérés

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Mots clés

history Arapiles Salamanca Castile and Leon Spain Spanish Europe 19th century Peninsular War war Spanish War of Independence French War Napoleonic Wars army Duke of Wellington Earl of Wellington Wellington Arthur Wellesley battle Anglo-Portuguese army British spyglass military tactic strategy officer portrait

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