WPW - forest on the Salamanca map

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W. Faden’s plan of the battle, published 1st Jan 1813. George III’s military map collection. See militarymaps.rct.uk

Hi Rich — thank you for the reply. This collection is a great resource.

In Faden's plan, I can see the forested areas north of Calvarrasa de Ariba (although they seem more scattered than in the game map), but I don't see the forested areas to the west between Calvarrasa de Ariba and the Arapiles. This map seems closer to the more traditional depictions of the battlefield—but, as an amateur, possibly I'm missing something?

Here's the relevant detail from the Faden map:



From the Neele map:



And in the game, which includes these forested areas between Calvarrasa de Ariba and the Lesser Arapile which I can't find on the above maps:



Just interested to learn more about your historical detective work in reconstructing the situation, as the presence or absence of forest here seems fairly important from a tactical standpoint!