Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Antonio José de Sucre

Battles of Antonio José de Sucre

Venezuelan military and politician (1795–1830)

Antonio José de Sucre is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1821 and 1828: 7 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Peru (4), Ecuador (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,906 km apart end to end, 484 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Ecuadorian War of Independence (2), Spanish American wars of independence (2), Peruvian War of Independence (1).

Battle of Corpahuaico1828 Peruvian–Bolivian WarBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of PichinchaBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of PichinchaBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoLimaSanta CruzManausLa PazTrujilloMacapáTacnaIcaSantarémRiberalta1000 km8.638S, 72.321W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1821: 2 engagements1822: 1 engagements1824: 3 engagements3 in 18241828: 1 engagements18211828
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Yaguachi, 1821Second Battle of Huachi, 1821Battle of Pichincha, 1822Battle of Junín, 1824Battle of Corpahuaico, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 18241828 Peruvian–Bolivian War, 182818211828
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 August 1821Battle of YaguachiYaguachi Canton, EcuadorPatriot victory
12 September 1821Second Battle of HuachiAmbato, Ecuador148 km NERoyalist victory
24 May 1822Battle of PichinchaLa Libertad, Ecuador120 km NPatriot victory
6 August 1824Battle of JunínJunín Department, Peru1,255 km SPatriot victory
1824Battle of CorpahuaicoAyacucho Department, Peru288 km SERoyalist victory
9 December 1824Battle of AyacuchoAyacucho, Peru17 km NEPatriot Forces victory; Capitulation of the Royal Army of...
18281828 Peruvian–Bolivian WarBolivia, Peru1,078 km SEPeruvian victory; Establishment of the Second Republic of...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.