Atlas of Battles

country, 30 engagements

Battles in Bolivia

30 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Bolivia: 28 battles and 2 sieges between 1538 and 1934. The wars with most engagements here: Bolivian War of Independence (6), Argentine War of Independence (6), Spanish American wars of independence (4), Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (3).

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Battle of DesaguaderoBattle of TapacaríSiege of CochabambaBattle of PoconaBattle of Cerro PunillaBatalla de Chacaltaya (1809)Battle of ChicalomaAroma BattleSiege of La PazCombate de PoconaBattle of PequerequeBatalla de Santa BárbaraBattle of Venta y MediaBatalla de El PariBattle of TarijaBattle of SopachuyBatalla de La FloridaBattle of VitichiBattle of YamparáezBattle of Cañada StrongestBattle of HuarinaBattle of CotagaitaBattle of SuipachaBattle of HuaquiBattle of VilcapugiouBattle of Sipe-SipeBattle of TumuslaBattle of IngaviBattle of HuarinaBattle of CotagaitaBattle of SuipachaBattle of HuaquiBattle of VilcapugiouBattle of Sipe-SipeBattle of TumuslaBattle of IngaviSanta CruzTacnaIquiqueArequipaAricaCorumbá500 km19.184S, 65.418W
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1530s: 3 engagements1540s: 2 engagements1780s: 1 engagements1800s: 2 engagements1810s: 14 engagements14 in 1810s1820s: 2 engagements1840s: 3 engagements1870s: 1 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1930s: 1 engagements1530s1930s
30 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 9 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1538Battle of Desaguaderoyuca guasiSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1538Battle of TapacaríTapacaríSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1538Siege of CochabambaCochabambaSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1546Battle of PoconaPoconaCivil Wars between the conquerors of Peru
1547Battle of HuarinaHuarinaGreat Encomendero Uprising
1781Battle of Cerro PunillaSucreRebellion of Túpac Amaru II
25 October 1809Batalla de Chacaltaya (1809)Bolivian War of Independence
1809Battle of ChicalomaChicalomaLa Paz Revolution
27 October 1810Battle of CotagaitaCotagaita MunicipalityBolivian War of Independence
7 November 1810Battle of SuipachaBoliviaSpanish American wars of independence
14 November 1810Aroma Battle
1811Siege of La PazLa PazArgentine War of Independence
20 June 1811Battle of HuaquiLa Paz DepartmentBolivian War of Independence
24 May 1812Combate de PoconaBolivian War of Independence
19 June 1813Battle of PequerequeBolivian War of Independence
1 October 1813Battle of VilcapugiouBoliviaArgentine War of Independence
7 October 1815Batalla de Santa BárbaraSan Rafael de VelascoBolivian War of Independence
1815Battle of Venta y MediaOruro DepartmentArgentine War of Independence
28 November 1815Battle of Sipe-SipeCochabamba DepartmentSpanish American wars of independence
21 November 1816Batalla de El PariArgentine War of Independence
14 April 1817Battle of TarijaTarijaArgentine War of Independence
12 June 1817Battle of SopachuyArgentine War of Independence
1 April 1825Battle of TumuslaSpanish American wars of independence
25 May 1825Batalla de La FloridaSpanish American wars of independence
18 November 1841Battle of IngaviViachaGuerra de la Union y la Fuerza
1847Battle of VitichiVitichi
1848Battle of YamparáezYamparáez Province
6 December 1879Battle of TambilloSan Pedro de AtacamaWar of the Pacific
1902Bahía BattleCobijaAcre War
25 May 1934Battle of Cañada StrongestGran ChacoChaco War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.