Battle of Ayacucho

Battle of Ayacucho
	Part of Peruvian War of Independence
	; The Battle of Ayacucho.
Date	9 December 1824
Location	Quinua, Peru, Huamanga Province
Result	Independentist Victory; Capitulation of the Royalist Army; End of Spanish rule in South America
Belligerents
; File:BanderaGranColombia.png Great Columbia; Republic of Perú; Hispanic American patriots; British and Irish officers;	Spain Hispanic American royalists; ; Native Americans allies Quechuas Nobility ; ;
Commanders and leaders
Antonio José de Sucre	Viceroy La Serna; José de Canterac
Strength
United Liberation Army Total: 5780-6879 men 4,500 soldiers Great Columbia; 1,200 soldiers Republic of Perú;	Royalist Army Total: 6906-9310 men ; 500 soldiers Spain; 495 soldiers Chiloé; rest of men was Hispanic Americans and Natives militias from Viceroyalty of Peru;
Casualties and losses
979	2,100 killed or captured 3,500 prisoners

The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. It was the battle that sealed the independence of Peru, as well as the victory that ensured independence for the rest of South America.

As of late 1824, Royalists still had control of most of the south of Peru as well as of the Real Felipe fort in the port of Callao. On December 9, 1824, the Battle of Ayacucho, or Battle of La Quinua, took place at Pampa de La Quinua, a few kilometers away from Ayacucho, near the town of Quinua between Royalist and Independentist forces. Independentist forces were led by Antonio José de Sucre, Simón Bolívar's lieutenant. A number of British and Irish volunteer officers fought along Bolívar forces, but the bulk of the foreign troops - the First Rifles Batallion- remained at rearguard during the battle. They had played, however, a key role during the campaign.^[8] Viceroy José de la Serna was wounded, and after the battle second commander in chief José de Canterac signed the final capitulation of the Royalist army. The modern Peruvian Army celebrates the anniversary of this battle.

Notes

^ Los incas borbónicos: la elite indígena cuzqueña en vísperas de Tupac Amaru[1][2]
^ Complete name in spanish: "Ejército Unido peruano colombiano Libertador del Perú" [3] [4] [5]
^ Historia extensa de Colombia.Luis Martínez Delgado, Academia Colombiana de Historia.[6]. The Sucre's army start the campaign of Ayacucho with 13.000 independentist soldiers claim Viceroy la Serna:Ocho años de la Serna en el Perú (De la "Venganza" a la "Ernestine".Alberto Wagner de Reyna.[7]
^ Freedom territories mainly antique northern provinces of Perú, see map [8]
^ In Spanish:Ejército Real del Perú [9]
^ El Perú Republicano y los fundamentos de su emancipación.Jorge Basadre.[10]
^ Occupied territories mainly antique southern provinces of Perú, see map [11]
^ "At Ayacucho, the remains of the regiment were part of the Patriot order of battle but remained in the reserve and did not take part on the fighting. Instead, the Rifles and another battalion, the 'Vargas', were given a nerve-wracking mission: guarding the arsenal and the numerous Spanish prisoners. At any given moment there were only 50 Riflemen posted to keep an eye on 2,500 weapons and 2,000 prisoners-of-war. A number of the regiment's officers were temporarily transferred to other units and fought in the battle." Arthur Sandes

References

El Perú Republicano y los fundamentos de su emancipación.Jorge Basadre.
Historia extensa de Colombia.Luis Martínez Delgado, Academia Colombiana de Historia.

External links

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[1] Los incas borbónicos: la elite indígena cuzqueña en vísperas de Tupac Amaru[1][2]

[2] Complete name in spanish: "Ejército Unido peruano colombiano Libertador del Perú" [3] [4] [5]

[3] Historia extensa de Colombia.Luis Martínez Delgado, Academia Colombiana de Historia.[6]. The Sucre's army start the campaign of Ayacucho with 13.000 independentist soldiers claim Viceroy la Serna:Ocho años de la Serna en el Perú (De la "Venganza" a la "Ernestine".Alberto Wagner de Reyna.[7]

[4] Freedom territories mainly antique northern provinces of Perú, see map [8]

[5] In Spanish:Ejército Real del Perú [9]

[6] El Perú Republicano y los fundamentos de su emancipación.Jorge Basadre.[10]

[7] Occupied territories mainly antique southern provinces of Perú, see map [11]

[8] "At Ayacucho, the remains of the regiment were part of the Patriot order of battle but remained in the reserve and did not take part on the fighting. Instead, the Rifles and another battalion, the 'Vargas', were given a nerve-wracking mission: guarding the arsenal and the numerous Spanish prisoners. At any given moment there were only 50 Riflemen posted to keep an eye on 2,500 weapons and 2,000 prisoners-of-war. A number of the regiment's officers were temporarily transferred to other units and fought in the battle." Arthur Sandes

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