The siege of the Salamanca forts (17–27 June 1812) saw an 800-man Imperial French garrison directed by Lieutenant Colonel Duchemin defend three fortified...
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Barnard Foord Bowes (category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars)
an assault during the 1812 Siege of Badajoz. He was killed in action leading a storming column at the Siege of the Salamanca Forts. Barnard Bowes Foord's...
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Independence Siege of Badajoz (1812) – Peninsular War Siege of Huajuapan de León (1812) – Mexican War of Independence Siege of the Salamanca Forts (1812) –...
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Duncan MacDougall (British Army officer) (category Military personnel of the War of 1812)
service at the Siege of the Salamanca forts, which were captured on 27 June. MacDougall and his regiment subsequently fought at the Battle of Salamanca on 22...
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Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (category Members of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada)
died at the Siege of the Salamanca Forts in 1812. Robert Thomas Johnson (1787–1812), Captain in the Army, who drowned in the St. Lawrence River in 1812...
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made Earl of Wellington in the county of Somerset on 22 February 1812. He routed the French at the Battle of Salamanca, taking advantage of a minor French...
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Burgos 9 Salamanca 8 Ciudad 7 Talavera 6 Corunna 5 Tudela 4 Bailén 3 Valencia 2 Madrid 1 The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle...
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Torres Vedras – a defensive line of forts built to protect Lisbon – and making preparations for any sieges throughout the war. Wellington's main combat arm...
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6th (UK) Division (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Peninsular War)
the Siege of the Salamanca forts and criticism of their engineering work, due to a lack of experience in digging siege works. During the siege, the division...
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Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars)
politician. He was the second son of George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Susan Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway....
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Richard Hulse (category British Army personnel of the Peninsular War)
brigade at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and then commanded it again, and suffered heavy losses, at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812...
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Burgos 18 17 16 Salamanca 15 Astorga 14 13 12 11 Ciudad Rodrigo 10 9 8 7 Arlabán 6 5 Albuera 4 Campo Maior 3 2 Badajoz 1 The siege of Badajoz (16 March...
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Philip Bainbrigge (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
the country which was to become the scene of operations, was brought to headquarters. He was present at the siege of the forts of Salamanca, at the affairs...
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The following tables show the sequence of events of the Peninsular War (1807–1814), including major battles, smaller actions, uprisings, sieges and other...
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Salamanca 8 Ciudad 7 Talavera 6 Corunna 5 Tudela 4 Bailén 3 Valencia 2 Madrid 1 At the siege of Burgos, from 19 September to 21 October 1812, the Anglo-Portuguese...
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force of 15,000–20,000 under Marshal Victor at the Battle of Barrosa, the siege was not lifted. In 1812, the Battle of Salamanca eventually forced the French...
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the battle of Bussaco. MacLaird was involved in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz and went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in...
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and the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812. The battalion went on to fight at the siege of Badajoz in March 1812. At the Battle of Salamanca in July...
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Enrique Peñaranda (category Military College of the Army alumni)
participated in the attack on the Paraguayan Fort Carlos Antonio López at Pitiantutá Lake. Upon learning of these developments, president Salamanca ordered General...
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James Archibald Hope (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath)
against the forts of Salamanca, Hope was appointed an assistant adjutant-general, in which capacity he was present at the Battle of Salamanca, Siege of Burgos...
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Peninsular War (redirect from Napoleonic invasion of the Iberian peninsula)
Albuera Ciudad Rodrigo Salamanca Burgos Tordesillas Vitoria Toulouse The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula...
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Île de Ré (redirect from Island of Ré)
the fort after a three-week siege. Soubise then returned to Ré with 15 ships and soon occupied the Ile d'Oléron as well, thus giving him command of the...
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losses of 4,762 men. King Joseph Bonaparte evacuated Madrid and its forts surrendered to the Allies on 13 August. One major consequence of Salamanca was...
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Zornoza 1 The siege of Zaragoza was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa) in 1809 during the Peninsular War...
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John Fox Burgoyne (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath)
April 1812, he took part in the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812, the Siege of Burgos in September 1812 and the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813 before...
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Alexander Dickson (British Army officer) (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath)
the Salamanca forts, and Burgos, he was entrusted by Wellington with most of the detailed artillery work. At the Battle of Salamanca he commanded the...
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Chaco War (redirect from War of the Gran Chaco)
that when one of its aircraft spotted the lake in April 1932. After the initial incident, Salamanca changed his status quo policy over the disputed area...
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Sebastião de Arriaga (category Portuguese military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars)
army to the siege of Badajoz (16 March – 6 April 1812), Salamanca (22 July 1812), and the siege of Burgos (19 September – 21 October 1812). Arriaga's Portuguese...
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Royal Green Jackets (redirect from The Royal Green Jackets)
Defence of Kut al Amara, Tigris 1916, Khan Baghdadi, Mesopotamia 1914–18. Archangel 1919 The Second World War: Defence of Escaut, Siege of Calais, Cassel...
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The third siege of Girona occurred in northern Catalonia, Spain from 6 May to 12 December 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars. A significant event of the...
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