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Napoléon & Empire

Battle of Salamanca

Date and place

  • July 22nd, 1812 at Arapiles mountains, near Salamanca, Spain.

Involved forces

Casualties and losses

  • French army: 13,000 hommes (6,000 killed or injured (including marshal Marmont and three major-generals), 7,000 prisoners), two eagles, six flags, douze cannons. 
  • Coalition: 5,100 dead or injured (3,100 British, 2,0000 Portuguese, some Spanish). 

Aerial panorama of the Arapiles battlefield


Picture - "Battle of Salamanca". Author unknown.

Napoleonic Battles - Picture of the battle of Salamanca -

Photos Credits

 Photo of Lionel A. Bouchon Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.
 Photo of Marie-Albe Grau Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
 Photo of Floriane Grau Photos by Floriane Grau.
 Photo of Michèle Grau-Ghelardi Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
 Photo of Didier Grau Photos by Didier Grau.
 Photo of various authors Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association. Nous remercions chaleureusement Mme Florence Thévenot, qui nous a grâcieusement fourni plusieurs de ses photos de ce champ de bataille.

Video credits

The shots are by Didier Grau, the editing by Lionel A. Bouchon