Siege

Siege of the Salamanca forts

17 Jun 1812 – 27 Jun 1812 · 40.97° N, 5.66° W

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17 Jun 1812 – 27 Jun 1812
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Siege
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40.97° N, 5.66° W
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1812 siege during the Peninsular War

Siege of the Salamanca forts

1812 siege during the Peninsular War

The siege of the Salamanca forts saw an 800-man Imperial French garrison directed by Lieutenant Colonel Duchemin defend three fortified convents in the city of Salamanca against the 48,000-strong Allied army led by Arthur Wellesley, Lord Wellington. During this time, the French commander Marshal Auguste de Marmont led a 40,000-man French army in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the garrison.

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