Battle of Ayacucho
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| Battle of Ayacucho | |||||||
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| Part of Peruvian War of Independence | |||||||
| Image:Battle of Ayacucho.jpg The Battle of Ayacucho. | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Independentist army | Royalist Army | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Antonio José de Sucre | Viceroy José de la Serna José de Canterac | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,280 [2] | 4,975 Hispanoamerican [1] 500 Spaniards | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 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, Royalist 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. After the battle, Viceroy José de la Serna signed the final capitulation of the Royalist army. The modern Peruvian Army celebrates the anniversary of this battle.
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- ^ 3.000 Hispanoamerican deserters in the Royalist army before the battle
- ^ 13.000 independentist soldiers at start of campaign claim Viceroy la Serna
Liberated by Simon Bolivar
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