Qualla: Battle of Salamanca https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:18 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/e/z/k/0/battle-of-salamanca-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Salamanca https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca Battle of Salamanca: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. Marshal Marmont made two mistakes on 22 July 1812. The first was assuming the dust cloud he saw moving southwest of Salamanca meant the British were retreating. The second was stretching his army into a long, thin line to cut off that retreat. Wellington, watching from a ridge, saw the French formations pulling apart like taffy and is said to have lowered his telescope, muttered that Marmont had lost the battle, and ordered the attack that would change his reputation forever.

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/z/k/0/battle-of-salamanca-wp/ezk0-battle-of-salamanca-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Salamanca: Two Armies in the Heat https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca/ Photo credit PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0. The forces were closely matched. Marmont's Army of Portugal fielded roughly 50,000 men with 78 cannon. Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army numbered about 48,000 with 60 guns. The quality of the infantry on each side was comparable, though the French troops were not the elite soldi...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/z/k/0/battle-of-salamanca-wp/ezk0-battle-of-salamanca-two-armies-in-the-heat.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Salamanca: Forty Minutes https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca/ Photo credit Richard Caton Woodville Jr., Public domain. Marmont's army was moving south and west in a long column when Wellington saw his opportunity. The French had spread themselves into a rough L-shape, with dangerous gaps between divisions. Wellington unleashed the 3rd Division under Edward Pakenham against the head of the French ...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/z/k/0/battle-of-salamanca-wp/ezk0-battle-of-salamanca-forty-minutes.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Salamanca: The General Revealed https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca/ Photo credit Zarateman, CC0. Before Salamanca, Wellington was respected as a defensive genius -- a commander who chose strong positions and let the enemy break against them. Salamanca revealed something different: a general capable of seizing a fleeting opportunity and striking with the speed and violence of...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/e/z/k/0/battle-of-salamanca-wp/ezk0-battle-of-salamanca-the-general-revealed.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Salamanca: The Road to Madrid https://qualla.com/battle-of-salamanca/ Photo credit "B. V. Darbishire, Oxford, 1914" is printed at the lower left corner of the map., Public domain. The French lost heavily: approximately 7,000 killed and wounded and another 7,000 captured, along with two Imperial Eagles and twenty cannon. Allied casualties were around 5,200. More than the numbers, the battle shattered French confidence in the Peninsula. Wellington marched in...

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