battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Yaguachi

Name: Battle of Yaguachi
Start: 1821-08-19
Location: Yaguachi Canton, Ecuador

Battle of Yaguachi was a battle fought on 19 August 1821 at Yaguachi Canton, in what is now Ecuador. The recorded result: Patriot victory. Recorded strength: 1,200 men against 1,000 men.

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Fought19 August 1821

WhereYaguachi Canton, Ecuador2.171S, 79.650W

OutcomePatriot victory

Belligerents22px Gran Colombia; 23px|border Free Province of GuayaquilagainstKingdom of Spain

Casualties and losses20 killed; 25 woundedand400 killed or wounded; 500 prisoners

Record

Date	19 August 1821
Place	Yaguachi Canton, Ecuador 2.171S, 79.650W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1,200 men	1,000 men
Casualties and losses	20 killed; 25 wounded	400 killed or wounded; 500 prisoners
Commanders	Antonio José de Sucre José Mires	Melchor Aymerich

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Guayaquil 1860, 27 km W
Battle of Camino Real 1820, 71 km NE
Battle of Riobamba 1822, 124 km NE
Second Battle of Huachi 1821, 148 km NE
First Battle of Huachi Grande 1820, 148 km NE

Elsewhere in 1821

Battle of Yaguachi is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 32 in present-day Ecuador.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yaguachi, revision 1370595042, 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.