Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Allied Entry into Madrid

When
12 August 1812
Where
Madrid, Spain
Part of
Battle of Salamanca and the Allied entry into Madrid

After the Salamanca victory, King Joseph Bonaparte abandoned Madrid on 11 August and the allied army entered the capital on 12 August 1812.

Following the allied victory at Salamanca on 22 July 1812, King Joseph Bonaparte abandoned Madrid on 11 August. The next day, 12 August 1812, the combined English and Portuguese army under Wellington's command entered Madrid. The capture of the Spanish capital occurred in the same year that Napoleon departed on his disastrous invasion of Russia, when a combined allied army defeated the French at Salamanca and took Madrid.

Sources

  1. Peninsular War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23

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