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Battle of Suipacha

Battle of Suipacha was a battle fought on 7 November 1810 at Bolivia. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Provinces of the Río de la Plata victory. Recorded strength: 600 soldiers; 10 field guns against 800 soldiers; 4 field guns.

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Detail of a lithography of the battle of Suipacha.. Engineer Nicolás Grondona (died 26 August 1878), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 November 1810
WhereBolivia21.573S, 65.604W
OutcomeProvinces of the Río de la Plata victory
BelligerentsProvinces of the Río de la PlataagainstViceroyalty of Peru
Casualties and losses12 wounded and one deadand40 dead and 150 prisoners
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 Suipacha, 1810
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

Date7 November 1810
PlaceBolivia
21.573S, 65.604W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength600 soldiers; 10 field guns800 soldiers; 4 field guns
Casualties and losses12 wounded and one dead40 dead and 150 prisoners
Commanders
  • Antonio González de Balcarce
  • Juan José Castelli
  • José de Córdoba y Rojas
  • Vicente Nieto
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Battle of Suipacha 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 Q2890073, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Suipacha, revision 1385728904, 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.