'A plan of the Battle of the Arapiles near Salamanca with the previous movements of the Armies from the Douro to the Tornes'

This map, dated 3 November 1812, depicts the locations and movements of Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington's Anglo-Spanish-Portugese Army and that of Marshal Auguste de Marmont's French Army before and during the Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812.

The Allied victory that day shook French confidence to such a degree that they never regained the initiative during the remainder of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). It also established Wellington's reputation as an offensive general.

From a collection of 10 lithographed and coloured maps of engagements and operations in the Peninsula, published by the Quarter Master General's Office, Horse Guards.