Battle of Huaqui

Battle of Huaqui or Guaqui
Part of Bolivian War of Independence

Old map of the battle, showing Titicaca lake on the north
DateJune 20, 1811
Location16°38′34.21″S 68°54′05.29″W / 16.6428361°S 68.9014694°W / -16.6428361; -68.9014694
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Argentina Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Republiquetas
Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Argentina Juan José Castelli
Argentina Antonio González Balcarce
Spain José Manuel de Goyeneche
Strength
5,000 soldiers and 13,000 native auxiliaries 8,000 Indigenous combatants (including 4,700 Indigenous militias from Viceroyalty of Peru)
Battle of Huaqui is located in Bolivia
Battle of Huaqui
Location within Bolivia

The Battle of Huaqui or Battle of Guaqui-modern spelling- [1][2] (in some sources also called Yuraicoragua or Battle of Desaguadero), was a battle on June 20, 1811, between the Primera Junta's (Buenos Aires) revolutionary troops and the royalist troops of the Viceroyalty of Peru on the border between Upper Peru, (present-day Bolivia), resulting in a comprehensive defeat of the revolutionary armies.

  1. ^ Marley, David (2008). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere. ABC-CLIO. p. 588. ISBN 9781598841015.
  2. ^ Sobrevilla Perea, Natalia (2011). The Caudillo of the Andes: Andrés de Santa Cruz. Cambridge University Press. pp. X.