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Battle of Sipe-Sipe

Battle of Sipe-Sipe was a battle fought on 28 November 1815 at Cochabamba Department, in what is now Bolivia. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 to 3,500; 9 field guns against 5,100; 23 field guns.

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Viluma Battle (Sipe Sipe Battle)
Viluma Battle (Sipe Sipe Battle). Daniel Pedrazzoli - Regimientos de America, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 November 1815
WhereCochabamba Department, Bolivia17.456S, 66.348W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsUnited Provinces; RepubliquetasagainstKingdom of Spain and the Indies; Viceroyalty of Peru
Casualties and losses2,000 killed, wounded or captured; 9 cannons lostand32 killed; 198 wounded
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 Sipe-Sipe, 1815
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

Date28 November 1815
PlaceCochabamba Department, Bolivia
17.456S, 66.348W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,000 to 3,500; 9 field guns5,100; 23 field guns
Casualties and losses2,000 killed, wounded or captured; 9 cannons lost32 killed; 198 wounded
Commanders
  • Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma
Battle of Sipe-SipeBattle of Sipe-SipeCombate de PoconaAroma BattleCombate de PoconaAroma BattleOruroAiquileLlallaguaQuimePuerto VillarroelSica Sica100 km17.456S, 66.348W
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Battle of Sipe-Sipe is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Bolivia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890016, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Viluma, revision 1380851010, 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.