Atlas of Battles

country, 32 engagements

Battles in Ecuador

32 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Ecuador: 27 battles and 5 naval actions between 1529 and 1941. The wars with most engagements here: Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (6), Ecuadorian War of Independence (5), Inca Civil War (3), Spanish American wars of independence (3).

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Battle of ChillopampaBattle of MullihambatoBattle of ChimborazoBattle of Mount ChimborazoBattle of RiobambaThird Battle of TiocajasBattle of QuitoBattle of AmbatoAction of San Mateo BayBattle of AtacamesBattle of VerdelomaBattle of ChimboBattle of MochaBattle of El PanecilloBattle of IbarraBattle of VerdelomaFirst Battle of Cuchilla de TaindaláBattle of IbarraBattle of TanizaguaCapture of Manuel BrionesBattle of GuayaquilBattle of AngoterosBattle of JambelíBattle of PunáBattle of IñaquitoBattle of Camino RealFirst Battle of Huachi GrandeBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of RiobambaBattle of PichinchaBattle of PunáBattle of IñaquitoBattle of Camino RealFirst Battle of Huachi GrandeBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of RiobambaBattle of PichinchaGuayaquilPastoPortoviejoMachalaMantaGueppiEsmeraldasIbarraIpialesLatacunga500 km1.032S, 79.016W
32 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1520s: 1 engagements1530s: 8 engagements1540s: 1 engagements1590s: 2 engagements1810s: 5 engagements1820s: 10 engagements10 in 1820s1830s: 1 engagements1850s: 1 engagements1860s: 1 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1940s: 1 engagements1520s1940s
32 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1529Battle of ChillopampaMochaInca Civil War
1531Battle of MullihambatoAmbatoInca Civil War
1531Battle of PunáPuná IslandSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1532Battle of ChimborazoChimborazoInca Civil War
1534Battle of Mount ChimborazoGuamote CantonSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1534Battle of RiobambaRiobambaSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1534Third Battle of TiocajasGuamote CantonSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1534Battle of QuitoQuitoSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1534Battle of AmbatoAmbato RiverSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire
1546Battle of IñaquitoIñaquitoGreat Encomendero Uprising
29 June 1594Action of San Mateo BayEsmeraldas RiverAnglo-Spanish War
1594Battle of AtacamesAtacamesAnglo-Spanish War
1812Battle of VerdelomaBiblián Canton
1812Battle of ChimboChimborazo ProvinceSpanish American wars of independence
1812Battle of MochaTungurahua ProvinceSpanish American wars of independence
1812Battle of El PanecilloEl Panecillo
1 December 1812Battle of IbarraSpanish American wars of independence
9 November 1820Battle of Camino RealGuarandaEcuadorian War of Independence
22 November 1820First Battle of Huachi GrandeQuitoEcuadorian War of Independence
1820Battle of VerdelomaBiblián Canton
19 August 1821Battle of YaguachiYaguachi Canton
12 September 1821Second Battle of HuachiAmbatoEcuadorian War of Independence
21 April 1822Battle of RiobambaRiobambaPeruvian War of Independence
24 May 1822Battle of PichinchaLa LibertadEcuadorian War of Independence
1822First Battle of Cuchilla de TaindaláGuáitara RiverCampaigns of the South
1823Battle of IbarraIbarra
31 August 1828Battle of Punta MalpeloPunta MalpeloGran Colombia–Peru War
1831Battle of TanizaguaGuaranda CantonEcuadorian War of Independence
1850Capture of Manuel BrionesGuayaquil
1860Battle of GuayaquilGuayaquil
1903Battle of AngoterosNapo RiverSouth American territorial disputes
1941Battle of JambelíCanal de JambelíEcuadorian–Peruvian War

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