Battle of Corpahuaico

Battle of Corpahuaico
Part of the Peruvian War of Independence
Date 3 December 1824 Location Matará, Huamanga, Peru Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Patriots: Peru  Gran Colombia	Royalists: Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Antonio de Sucre Jacinto Lara	Jerónimo Valdés José de la Serna
Casualties and losses
300	30

The Battle of Corpahuaico was fought in 1824 in the Andean highlands of Ayacucho, Peru between Patriot forces and one of the few remaining Royalists armies in South America.

Description

A part of the Peruvian War of Independence, the battle occurred on December 3, 1824, and was one of the last Royalist victories in the wider Spanish American wars of independence. The battle saw the rearguard of the United Liberating Army of Peru commanded by Antonio José de Sucre suffer a minor defeat at the hands of the vanguard of the Royal Army of Peru commanded by Jerónimo Valdés.[1][2] According to Sucre his losses were 300 men, some artillery and other pieces of equipments.[2] The Royalist lost 30 men in the engagement.[3]

The following day, the Patriot forces of Sucre defeated the pursuing Royalists at the plains of Tambo Cangallo.[4][5]

References

1. O'Leary 1919, p. 186.
2. O'Leary 1919, p. 187.
3. Obando, Manoel. "Así fue la Batalla de Ayacucho, el acontecimiento que selló la independencia del Perú y Sudamérica". Infobae (in Spanish).
4. O'Leary 1919, p. 188.
5. O'Leary 1919, p. 189.

Bibliography

• O'Leary, Daniel Florencio (1919). Junín y Ayacucho (in Spanish). Madrid: Editorial América.