#battle of salamanca
22 July 1812
The Battle of Salamanca took place on this day in British history, 22 July 1812. An action during the Peninsular War, the battle saw an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont’s French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain. A Spanish division was also present but took no part in the battle.
