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Battle of Junín

Battle of Junín was a battle fought on 6 August 1824 at Junín Department, in what is now Peru. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Patriot victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 men against 1,300 men.

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Fought6 August 1824
WhereJunín Department, Peru11.215S, 75.974W
OutcomePatriot victory
BelligerentsPeru; Gran ColombiaagainstSpain
Casualties and losses150 killedand250 killed
Part ofSpanish American wars of independence1808 to 1833

Where it sits in the Spanish American wars of independence

Battle of Suipacha, 1810Battle of Paraguarí, 1811Battle of Chimbo, 1812Battle of Mocha, 1812Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Ibarra, 1812Battle of Buceo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Rancagua, 1814Battle of Sipe-Sipe, 1815Los Andes vs Prueba, 1820Battle of Cerro de Pasco, 1820Battle of Ica, 1822Battle of Torata, 1823Battle of Moquegua, 1823Battle of Junín, 1824Second Siege of Callao, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 1824Battle of Tumusla, 1825Batalla de La Florida, 1825Battle of San Juan de Ulua, 1825Battle of Mariel, 182818101828Battle of Junín, 1824
22 placed engagements of the Spanish American wars of independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 August 1824
PlaceJunín Department, Peru
11.215S, 75.974W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,000 men1,300 men
Casualties and losses150 killed250 killed
Commanders
  • José de Canterac
Battle of JunínBattle of JunínBattle of La ConcepciónBattle of PucaráSiege of LimaBattle of Portada de GuíasBattle of San Juan and ChorrillosBattle of La ConcepciónBattle of PucaráSiege of LimaCallaoCerro de PascoChancayJaujaHuachoTarmaLa OroyaSatipo100 km11.215S, 75.974W
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: PATRIOT ARMYDefender: SP ARMY
Strength2,0002,000
Casualties145 (7.2%)464 (23.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1093
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width1.4 km1.4 km
Attacker advanced0.3 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 154), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Junín is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 96 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1508820, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Junín, revision 1384881720, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.