Battle of Tordesillas (1812)
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In the Battle of Tordesillas, Battle of Villamuriel or Battle of Palencia between 25 and 29 October 1812, a French army led by Joseph Souham outmaneuvered and pushed back an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish a
The feat of Captain Guingret from Foy's command at Tordesillas (depiction by Charles Motte).
General Joseph Souham
Stone bridge at Palencia
Stone bridge over the Duero at Tordesillas.
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, durin
Battle of Tordesillas (1812)
…Alba de Tormes on 8 November. By this time the combined French armies were led by Jean-de-Dieu Soult. Though 80,000 French faced 65,000 Allies on the battlefield of Salamanca neither commander initiated a battle, whereupon Wellington began a withdrawal. After a retreat in miserable conditions during which hundreds of soldiers…
1904 illustration of the battle
Seen from the village, the Greater Arapile (Arapil Grande) is on the right.
c. 1900 illustration of the battle
The charge of the 3rd Division