ORDER OF BATTLE // July 22, 1812
Battle of Salamanca
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 88,000–101,596 estimated
French Empire
42,000–49,647
Medium-confidence figure
United Kingdom
46,000–51,949
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812 saw Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army defeat Marshal Marmont's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, during the Peninsular War. French casualties substantially exceeded those of the Anglo-Portuguese force, reflecting the scale of the reversal. A Spanish division was present but did not participate in the fighting. The engagement was a significant Allied operational success in the Iberian theater, delivered against a French army of comparable or slightly inferior size to Wellington's combined force.
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Academic Journal
An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present
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Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars
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Napoleon's Marshals
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Salamanca, 1812
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The Napoleonic Wars Data Book
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The Peninsular War 1807–1814
Academic Journal
Wellington in the Peninsula
Academic Journal
Wellington: The Iron Duke
Monograph