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Battle of Vilcapugiou

Battle of Vilcapugiou was a battle fought on 1 October 1813 at Bolivia. It was part of the Argentine War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1816. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 3,400 soldiers; 14 cannon against 3,500 soldiers; 12 cannon.

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Crude sketch of the Battle of Vilcapugio (1813).
Crude sketch of the Battle of Vilcapugio (1813).. Mariano Torrente (died 1856), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 October 1813
WhereBolivia19.039S, 66.559W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
Belligerents23px United Provinces; RepubliquetasagainstViceroyalty of Peru
Casualties and losses350 deadand200 dead
Part ofArgentine War of Independence1810 to 1816

Where it sits in the Argentine War of Independence

Siege of Montevideo, 1811Siege of La Paz, 1811Battle of San Nicolás, 1811Battle of San José, 1811Siege of Montevideo, 1812Battle of Las Piedras, 1812Battle of Cerrito, 1812Battle of San Lorenzo, 1813Battle of Salta, 1813Battle of Vilcapugiou, 1813Naval Campaign of 1814, 1814Battle of Martín García, 1814Battle of Venta y Media, 1815Battle of Colpayo, 1816Battle of Yavi, 1816Batalla de El Pari, 1816Battle of Tarija, 1817Battle of Rosario de Lerma, 1817Battle of Sopachuy, 1817Argentine raid on Monterey, 181818111818Battle of Vilcapugiou, 1813
20 placed engagements of the Argentine War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 October 1813
PlaceBolivia
19.039S, 66.559W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,400 soldiers; 14 cannon3,500 soldiers; 12 cannon
Casualties and losses350 dead200 dead
Commanders
  • Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma
Battle of VilcapugiouBattle of VilcapugiouBattle of PequerequeBattle of PequerequeOruroPotosíChallapataAiquileLlicaLlallaguaTarabuco100 km19.039S, 66.559W
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Battle of Vilcapugiou 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 Q4872673, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vilcapugio, revision 1377899738, 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.