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Battle of Salamanca

July 22, 1812 · Battle of Salamanca

Part of Peninsular War

Contemporaries On the map

Wellington caught Marmont's Army of Portugal strung out and routed it.

Sides

French Empire and allies

France
Auguste de Marmont military commander Jean Pierre François Bonet military commander Bertrand Clausel military commander

Coalition

United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington military commander