Wellington Strikes : Salamanca 1812 March 12, 2020 Unipro2013main Military History, Napoleonic Wars </p> <h2>French forces in Spain</h2> <p> In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic fortress-cities of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, both taken in bloody assaults, then advanced to Salamanca, where his Anglo-Portuguese army met Marshal Marmont’s French army in one of the most decisive clashes of the Peninsular War.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Epic History TV</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
