Podcast of the Battle of Salamanca:Wellington’s victory on 22ndJuly 1812 over the French army of Marshal Marmont, during the Peninsular War, leading to the re-capture of Madrid; also known as the Battle of Los Arapiles or Les Arapiles:John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts The previous...
Podcast on the Battle of Garcia Hernandezfought on 23rdJuly 1812, the second day of the Battle of Salamanca, when King’s German Legion Dragoons overwhelmed French infantry squares during the French retreat:John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts...
Following his capture of Badajoz, Wellington brought his army back to Ciudad Rodrigo and began an advance north-east up the main road leading to Salamanca, Burgos and the North-East of Spain. On 22ndJuly 1812, Wellington heavily defeated Marshal Marmont’s Army of Portugal at the Battle of S...
Soult, however, required that his three corps be assembled at Salamanca and that the major priority for French resources was to restore the fighting capability of his own corps, left without artillery, weapons and equipment after his disastrous retreat from Portugal. Now that Joseph was aware tha...