The Battle of Salamanca took place on 22 July 1812. An Anglo-Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War. A Spanish division was also present but took no part in the battle.
Wellington at Salamanca by William Heath
Seen from the village, the Greater Arapile (Arapil Grande) is on the right.
At the Battle of Salamanca, Sir Edward Pakenham's 3rd Division charges Thomieres
The Anglo-Portuguese Army was the combined British and Portuguese army that participated in the Peninsular War, under the command of Arthur Wellesley. The Army is also referred to as the British-Portuguese Army and, in Portuguese, as the Exército Anglo-Luso or the Exército Anglo-Português.
British and Portuguese regiments, side by side, at the Second Battle of Porto.