Battle of Salamanca
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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
Salamanca
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Salamanca is a municipality and city in Spain, capital of the province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the Meseta Norte, in the northwestern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 144,436 registered inhabitants. Its stable functional area reaches 203,999 citizens, which makes it the second most populated in the autonomous community, after Valladolid. Salamanca is known for its large number of remarkable Plateresque-style buildings.
Image: Reflejos de la Catedrales de Salamanca
Image: Salamanca Universidad, Escuelas Mayores, fachada 14
Image: Salamanca Casa de las Conchas
Remains of a house at the Cerro de San Vicente Archaeological Park (c. 800–400 BC), a hamlet assigned to the Early Iron Age